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In It to Win It

(12,377 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:18 PM 22 hrs ago

BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of PA's Bucks County, has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE

BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.

Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:

Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T17:06:40.681Z
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BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of PA's Bucks County, has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE (Original Post) In It to Win It 22 hrs ago OP
... Faux pas 22 hrs ago #1
Promise made, promise kept! displacedvermoter 22 hrs ago #2
Yep, that's what he ran on! mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #8
Asolutely... that's why we put him there and more... FalloutShelter 20 hrs ago #16
I saw him on a video. mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #18
Excellent news! sheshe2 22 hrs ago #3
Great news! ShazzieB 21 hrs ago #9
He won by a hefty margin. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #12
Wonder what the RWNJs will say about the Sheriff now? COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #25
Fascinating Reading.. Mahalo, she! Cha 21 hrs ago #10
Thanks for the wiki link, Cha. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #13
YVW... Really, Very Impressive! Cha 21 hrs ago #15
He's co-owner of the Naked Brewing Company?! How great is this? FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #22
Yes... it looks like Danny Ceisler Cha 14 hrs ago #29
This is what happens when our side just SHOWS THE FUCK UP on election day AZJonnie 22 hrs ago #4
Yup Magoo48 18 hrs ago #21
YES orangecrush 22 hrs ago #5
There's a New Sheriff in Town, Baby! Cha 21 hrs ago #6
Amazing! I hope other counties and communities do this. AllyCat 21 hrs ago #7
If ICE finds a way to get around it. The Grand Illuminist 21 hrs ago #11
ding. this .! AllaN01Bear 21 hrs ago #14
County Contiguous With Mine! Go, PA! 👍💙 That's Why..... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #17
I hope that is a sign that we can finally flip PA-1 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #19
Which is significant, because Bucks is a very conservative county. malthaussen 19 hrs ago #20
Believe it! some_of_us_are_sane 14 hrs ago #26
It sounds like some of those red-voters have turned purple recently FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #30
The Resistance is strong! Martin68 15 hrs ago #23
Here's every local police agency enforcing for ICE red dog 1 15 hrs ago #24
Thanks for that link, red dog. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #28
Thank you Dan Ceisler! Fuck ICE!!!! Initech 14 hrs ago #27
I grew up in Bucks County: PCIntern 42 min ago #31
DURec leftstreet 36 min ago #32

FalloutShelter

(14,206 posts)
16. Asolutely... that's why we put him there and more...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:27 PM
20 hrs ago

Heard him speak at the No Kings rally last year and he was awesome.
Dan -

mountain grammy

(28,712 posts)
18. I saw him on a video.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:21 PM
19 hrs ago

And said YES! Total truth. Honesty! What a concept!

Edited to add Thank You!

sheshe2

(96,067 posts)
3. Excellent news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:34 PM
22 hrs ago

From the link:

Many in this county were outraged when Harran in April signed an agreement to assist federal immigration authorities through ICE’s 287(g) program. Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, is home to some 650,000 people, roughly 1 in 9 of whom were born outside the United States.

Since Donald Trump’s 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 Harran’s deputies the power to question the immigration status of people they encounter and to serve and execute arrest warrants on ICE’s behalf.

Harran faced pushback from his own county’s 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)
9. Great news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:42 PM
21 hrs ago

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)
12. He won by a hefty margin.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:58 PM
21 hrs ago

I agree, this is great news and we need more of this!

TY, ShazzieB.

COL Mustard

(8,006 posts)
25. Wonder what the RWNJs will say about the Sheriff now?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:46 PM
14 hrs ago

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)
10. Fascinating Reading.. Mahalo, she!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:42 PM
21 hrs ago

Whoa I rally Like Dem Dan Ceisler

Harran faced pushback from his own county’s 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.

Just a short interesting snip..

Personal life

Ceisler is married to Helen and they live in Bristol Borough. He is also a co-owner of Naked Brewing Company.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ceisler

FakeNoose

(40,297 posts)
22. He's co-owner of the Naked Brewing Company?! How great is this?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:32 PM
15 hrs ago

I love the guy already. He should run for Governor some day.

Cha

(317,068 posts)
29. Yes... it looks like Danny Ceisler
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:06 PM
14 hrs ago

is building a great resume with his life of Service

TY

AZJonnie

(2,885 posts)
4. This is what happens when our side just SHOWS THE FUCK UP on election day
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:52 PM
22 hrs ago

Proverbially at least.

AllyCat

(18,564 posts)
7. Amazing! I hope other counties and communities do this.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:36 PM
21 hrs ago

Piece by piece maybe we can start to limit their scope.

ColoringFool

(284 posts)
17. County Contiguous With Mine! Go, PA! 👍💙 That's Why.....
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:02 PM
20 hrs ago

I cannot abide the slur "Pennsyltucky"!

BumRushDaShow

(166,072 posts)
19. I hope that is a sign that we can finally flip PA-1
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:58 PM
19 hrs ago

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)
20. Which is significant, because Bucks is a very conservative county.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:01 PM
19 hrs ago

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

FakeNoose

(40,297 posts)
30. It sounds like some of those red-voters have turned purple recently
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:55 AM
7 hrs ago

... or maybe it's the Repukes staying home and the Dems & liberals getting out the vote. Either way works for me.

sheshe2

(96,067 posts)
28. Thanks for that link, red dog.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:57 PM
14 hrs ago

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.


PCIntern

(27,993 posts)
31. I grew up in Bucks County:
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:29 PM
42 min ago

First, Bensalem 1955-1965, then New Hope 1965-70, then Doylestown 1970-1977. Don’t get me started….

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