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State College residents press council on ICE policies; council reiterates it does not assist ICE

State College Borough Council · April 20, 2026
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During public hour residents urged stronger local protections from ICE and described alleged March incidents; council president said borough policy is not to enforce federal immigration law and that staff found no evidence of police cooperation with ICE.

Public commenters at State College Borough Council's April 20 meeting pressed the council to adopt stronger local protections related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities and raised specific concerns about a March 25 incident.

Nicholas Dudek, a State College resident, urged the borough to act beyond symbolic statements and to consider "sensitive location" protections and limits on law-enforcement access to ICE data without a warrant. "Nobody should have to…

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