BUCKS COUNTY VOTERS OUST PRO-ICE SHERIFF OVER 287(G) TASK FORCE PUSH
Democrat Danny Ceisler defeated Republican Sheriff Fred Harran in Bucks County amid unusually high turnout, after a campaign dominated by Harran’s push to join ICE’s 287(g) task-force program. Community protests, legal challenges, and civil-rights concerns over the 287(g) model framed the race, with Ceisler arguing cooperation with ICE on violent offenders does not require 287(g). The outcome reflects localized electoral backlash to aggressive local-ICE partnerships.
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