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Allegheny County Council [Pittsburgh PA] passes bill banning cooperation with ICE
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2026/03/10/allegheny-county-council-ice-resolution-immigration/stories/202603100092
Bill bars county employees from working with federal immigration authorities
Allegheny County Council passed a bill prohibiting county employees from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement before a packed council chamber Tuesday night with an 11-3 vote.
Moments before the vote was finalized County Council President Patrick Catena, who attended the meeting virtually and had been relatively quiet throughout the evening, said a person showed up at his house and threatened his child over the vote.
Ultimately, Mr. Catena said he was abstaining from voting on the ordinance because of those threats.
... [snip] ...
Following the meeting, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato released a statement saying that she would sign the bill shortly while reminding residents that the law does not stop ICE’s presence in the region.
First Published: March 10, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
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Allegheny County Council passed a bill prohibiting county employees from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement before a packed council chamber Tuesday night with an 11-3 vote.
Moments before the vote was finalized County Council President Patrick Catena, who attended the meeting virtually and had been relatively quiet throughout the evening, said a person showed up at his house and threatened his child over the vote.
Ultimately, Mr. Catena said he was abstaining from voting on the ordinance because of those threats.
... [snip] ...
Following the meeting, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato released a statement saying that she would sign the bill shortly while reminding residents that the law does not stop ICE’s presence in the region.
First Published: March 10, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
