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BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.
— Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T17:06:40.681Z
Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:
Faux pas
(16,179 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,156 posts)mountain grammy
(28,712 posts)FalloutShelter
(14,206 posts)Heard him speak at the No Kings rally last year and he was awesome.
Dan -
mountain grammy
(28,712 posts)And said YES! Total truth. Honesty! What a concept!
Edited to add Thank You!
sheshe2
(96,067 posts)From the link:
Since Donald Trumps return to office, local and state agencies across the country have rushed in huge numbers to aid his deportation campaign by joining 287(g), which authorizes local law enforcement officers to act as federal immigration agents. The agreement in Bucks County granted Harrans deputies the power to question the immigration status of people they encounter and to serve and execute arrest warrants on ICEs behalf.
Harran faced pushback from his own countys commissioners, who argued he had no authority to sign the contract. He also faced a lawsuit from the ACLU and protests from angry residents. And his Democratic challenger, Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old attorney and Army veteran, spoke up against the ICE partnership, putting the issue at the center of his campaign.
Ceisler defeated Harran by 11 percentage points last week, a margin of roughly 25,000 votes. He confirmed to Bolts after his victory that he intends to terminate the 287(g) agreement once he enters office.
ShazzieB
(22,237 posts)I never even heard of the 287(g) program until now, but it sounds awful. Congrats to Danny Ceisler on his win and to Bucks County for getting rid of that other dude!
sheshe2
(96,067 posts)I agree, this is great news and we need more of this!
TY, ShazzieB.
COL Mustard
(8,006 posts)A few years back they were all up in arms about "Constitutional Sheriffs" being the only legit law enforcement in the country. Wonder if they will still hold true to that belief?
I don't think I'll hold my breath.
Cha
(317,068 posts)Whoa I rally Like Dem Dan Ceisler
Just a short interesting snip..
Personal life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ceisler
sheshe2
(96,067 posts)Impressive resume.
Cha
(317,068 posts)FakeNoose
(40,297 posts)I love the guy already. He should run for Governor some day.
Cha
(317,068 posts)is building a great resume with his life of Service
TY
AZJonnie
(2,885 posts)Proverbially at least.
orangecrush
(28,669 posts)Cha
(317,068 posts)So Happy for Bucks County!
TY
AllyCat
(18,564 posts)Piece by piece maybe we can start to limit their scope.
The Grand Illuminist
(2,010 posts)It will be a stand off of Waco proportions.
AllaN01Bear
(28,646 posts)ColoringFool
(284 posts)I cannot abide the slur "Pennsyltucky"!
BumRushDaShow
(166,072 posts)and get rid of Brian Fitzpatrick there. We need that seat!
When it was originally PA-8, it was briefly flipped to (D) (Patrick Murphy, an early supporter of Obama) in 2006 and 2008, but the 2010 teabagger catastrophe flipped it back to (R). PA-1 makes up about the entirety of Bucks county (with some slivers of Montgomery County).
The Inky had a front page story about the Philadelphia Police and how about 1/3rd of them live outside the city - the largest share in Lower Bucks, and that is where you see red votes in what is finally become more purple and swing.
More Philadelphia police live outside the city than ever before

malthaussen
(18,426 posts)Lots of rich people live there. Yeah, they have Levittown, too -- but it's not like the denizens of Levittown are particularly liberal either. Lots of two-pickup-truck families there.
-- Mal
some_of_us_are_sane
(2,803 posts)The "ICE" is cracking!.
FakeNoose
(40,297 posts)... or maybe it's the Repukes staying home and the Dems & liberals getting out the vote. Either way works for me.
Martin68
(27,123 posts)red dog 1
(32,544 posts)sheshe2
(96,067 posts)I am shocked to see there are 7! from FL. Shocked I tell ya.
All red states, though I must say, there are not many precincts on that list and that is a good thing.
Initech
(107,555 posts)PCIntern
(27,993 posts)First, Bensalem 1955-1965, then New Hope 1965-70, then Doylestown 1970-1977. Dont get me started .