Overview
- Newly sworn-in Sheriff Danny Ceisler revoked Bucks County’s 287(g) task-force agreement with ICE, fulfilling a central campaign pledge.
- A companion order bars sheriff’s deputies from asking crime victims, witnesses, or court observers about their immigration status.
- Ceisler said the county will continue sharing jail information with ICE, allow federal access to county facilities, and honor judicial warrants, rejecting “sanctuary” labels.
- The prior pact under former Sheriff Fred Harran trained 16 deputies, prompted an ACLU lawsuit, and was upheld by a county judge, yet resulted in no recorded arrests.
- Haverford Township’s board voted 7–2 to prohibit police assistance with civil immigration enforcement, with officials citing public trust as ICE reports 1,318 287(g) agreements nationwide.