Photo: Provided by Office of Congressman Keller from visit to U.S. – Mexico border in April 2021
By Todd Bartley, TalkWilliamsport.com
News@TalkWilliamsport.com
With the recent development of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility being built in Williamsport; citizens voiced significant concern about the potential of illegal immigrants being housed in the city.
TalkWilliamsport.com reached out to Congressman Fred Keller for comment and received the following statement from spokesman Michael Plummer.
“Our office was first notified of the potential establishment of an ICE facility in Williamsport in April. We immediately reached out to the agency and were informed that it was ‘unaware of any housing facility’ at that location.”
When pressed on the issue of illegal immigrants being “detained” or “housed” in Williamsport, Plummer added:
Its reported use as an administrative (not a detention) facility is consistent with our correspondence with ICE.
Congressman Keller is committed to ensuring the safety of PA-12 residents while pursuing policies in Congress to stop the surge of illegal aliens to the southern border. We will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with ICE to ensure these twin priorities are sufficiently achieved.”
This is an exclusive developing story on TalkWilliamsport.com.
