Pa. Advocates Demand Shapiro End ICE Collaboration As Partnerships Expand

Advocacy groups rallied in Philadelphia urging Gov. Josh Shapiro to halt state collaboration with ICE and support HB1518 to grant driver’s licenses to all residents. Organizers demanded tighter limits on ICE access to state systems, an end to Department of Corrections cooperation, and bans on enforcement arrests in state facilities and leasing state property to ICE. The push comes amid reported increases in ICE raids and expanding local partnerships, which groups say heighten deportation risks from routine stops and erode community trust in police. Shapiro and Philadelphia’s mayor did not immediately comment.