Molly Bilinski

No contracts related to ICE facilities in Berks and Schuylkill Counties have been published. But that doesn’t mean DHS hasn’t already made a selection.

READING — The Trump administration is using a secretive, fast-tracked process fueled by $45 billion in taxpayer money to select who will run new immigration detention centers in Pennsylvania and across the country.

Meanwhile, Upper Bern Township officials say they’ve heard nothing new about the plan amid a federal review of the ICE contracts.

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA , an independent, nonpartisan newsroom.

An environmental agency under the Shapiro admin has taken an unusual approach to challenging ICE, and appeals could delay the project for years.

Molly Bilinski of Spotlight PA The Trump administration purchased a warehouse in Berks County that it wants to use as an ICE processing and detention facility at 3501 Mountain Road.

A state agency has barred ICE from connecting to water or sewer via orders that the feds have appealed.

The Trump administration purchased a warehouse in Berks County that a member of Congress says will be used as an ICE processing and detention facility.

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA , an independent, nonpartisan newsroom.

UPPER BERN — The administrative process that has temporarily blocked ICE from moving forward with opening two detention centers in Pennsylvania could take years to play out.