The Selinsgrove Borough Council is considering a proposal to enter into ICE’s 287(g) program wherein our police department would assist in any ICE operations in the area, helping the agency bring its disregard for the human rights upon which America was founded into our community, all in exchange for financial assistance (which may in fact lead to greater financial burden on our police department, our borough, and we the taxpayers). However, a price cannot be put on the constitution, and our rights cannot be sold to the highest bidder.
The violence which ICE has inflicted upon people in our country, whether citizens or not, has no place in Selinsgrove. From Alex Pretti to the 32 people who died in ice detention centers in 2025 (reported by the Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/04/ice-2025-deaths-timeline), the list of names of deaths related to ICE’s operations has already grown too large, and we do not wish to have the name of a member of our community added to the list.
Furthermore, according to the Memorandum of Agreement which can be accessed here: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/about/offices/ero/287g/moaFillableWSO.pdf, the costs of these operations would fall upon our local police department (the ‘LEA’) and not upon ICE. Whatever financial benefits which the grant comes with are immediately counteracted by this fact as well as the risk of highly expensive lawsuits which our local government might face in response to illegal ICE operations - these costs will ultimately fall upon the taxpayers of Selinsgrove, many of whom already face enough financial difficulties.
By signing this petition, we pledge to do all that we can to protect the human beings that live, breathe, eat, and work in our area from the unconstitutional assault on human rights which we have witnessed the past few years from ICE.
We intend to, come each election for the individual borough council members, vote out any councilors who voted in favor of the ICE grant. We feel that by doing so they will have betrayed the safety, the trust, and most importantly the fundamental human rights of their constituents, and therefore that they would have no place remaining as servants to a public whose well-being they have turned their back on.
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Reached 100 supporters
July 4, 2026
54 Comments
Our policemen do a fine job and do not need to be controlled by anyones personal army. We have values and morals in this community and we want to keep them. No amount of money (that they probably won’t see a penny of) should tempt anyone to cross the line of what is right and what our constitution guarantees us.
As a proud Democrat, and life long resident of Selinsgrove, it is my belief, and personal opinion, that ICE has no legitimate reason to enter our borough, other than to spread fear in a community that has not once had any issue, or federal related problem, with illegal immigration.
As a resident and person of color in Selinsgrove I believe ICE has zero place in Selinsgrove. Our community has thrived the diversity that’s been welcomed with open arms and ICE will only break that community that’s been built. No one should have to live in fear and no humane individual would want to see our community suffer due to ICE initiatives.
Selinsgrove is a nice community, bringing ICE into town would terrorize people. The people have seen what ICE has done to great cities where ICE wasn’t needed, such as Chicago or Minneapolis. ICE does nothing but violate the rights of people!
We have no need for them in our community. FUCK ICE
Our communities are safer when all people feel safe reporting crimes
No ICE in Snyder Cty. Please don’t do it
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The Selinsgrove Borough Council is considering a proposal to enter into ICE’s 287(g) program wherein our police department would assist in any ICE operations in the area, helping the agency bring its disregard for the human rights upon which America was founded into our community, all in exchange for financial assistance (which may in fact lead to greater financial burden on our police department, our borough, and we the taxpayers). However, a price cannot be put on the constitution, and our rights cannot be sold to the highest bidder.
The violence which ICE has inflicted upon people in our country, whether citizens or not, has no place in Selinsgrove. From Alex Pretti to the 32 people who died in ice detention centers in 2025 (reported by the Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/04/ice-2025-deaths-timeline), the list of names of deaths related to ICE’s operations has already grown too large, and we do not wish to have the name of a member of our community added to the list.
Furthermore, according to the Memorandum of Agreement which can be accessed here: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/about/offices/ero/287g/moaFillableWSO.pdf, the costs of these operations would fall upon our local police department (the ‘LEA’) and not upon ICE. Whatever financial benefits which the grant comes with are immediately counteracted by this fact as well as the risk of highly expensive lawsuits which our local government might face in response to illegal ICE operations - these costs will ultimately fall upon the taxpayers of Selinsgrove, many of whom already face enough financial difficulties.
By signing this petition, we pledge to do all that we can to protect the human beings that live, breathe, eat, and work in our area from the unconstitutional assault on human rights which we have witnessed the past few years from ICE.
We intend to, come each election for the individual borough council members, vote out any councilors who voted in favor of the ICE grant. We feel that by doing so they will have betrayed the safety, the trust, and most importantly the fundamental human rights of their constituents, and therefore that they would have no place remaining as servants to a public whose well-being they have turned their back on.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
July 4, 2026
54 Comments
Selinsgrove does not have an immigration problem in the slightest. This is just an excuse for the police force to gain absolute immunity. And the “possibility” of getting a new cruiser which is unnecessary.
Our policemen do a fine job and do not need to be controlled by anyones personal army. We have values and morals in this community and we want to keep them. No amount of money (that they probably won’t see a penny of) should tempt anyone to cross the line of what is right and what our constitution guarantees us.
As a proud Democrat, and life long resident of Selinsgrove, it is my belief, and personal opinion, that ICE has no legitimate reason to enter our borough, other than to spread fear in a community that has not once had any issue, or federal related problem, with illegal immigration.
As a resident and person of color in Selinsgrove I believe ICE has zero place in Selinsgrove. Our community has thrived the diversity that’s been welcomed with open arms and ICE will only break that community that’s been built. No one should have to live in fear and no humane individual would want to see our community suffer due to ICE initiatives.
Selinsgrove is a nice community, bringing ICE into town would terrorize people. The people have seen what ICE has done to great cities where ICE wasn’t needed, such as Chicago or Minneapolis. ICE does nothing but violate the rights of people!
We have no need for them in our community. FUCK ICE
Our communities are safer when all people feel safe reporting crimes
No ICE in Snyder Cty. Please don’t do it
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Selinsgrove does not have an immigration problem in the slightest. This is just an excuse for the police force to gain absolute immunity. And the “possibility” of getting a new cruiser which is unnecessary.