PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO ALIGN U.S. PRICING WITH THOSE OF OTHER COUNTRIES. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, SAYING TWO PLANNED IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS CANNOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT COMPLIANCE ON STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. DHS BOUGHT THE DETENTION CENTERS FOR IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IN TREMONT BOROUGH IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, AND ALSO UPPER BERN TOWNSHIP IN BERKS COUNTY. THAT’S NEAR THE LEBANON COUNTY LINE. THE DEP SAYS THE CENTE
Pennsylvania leaders order federal government not to occupy buildings planned for ICE detention centers
Updated: 10:27 AM EDT Mar 9, 2026
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to halt plans for two immigration detention centers until state environmental regulations are met.DHS bought two facilities for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Tremont Borough, Schuylkill County, and Upper Bern Township, Berks County, near the Lebanon County line. The DEP said the centers would overwhelm sewage facilities and exceed the available drinking water supply.”The conversion of warehouses to detention facilities risks harming the communities in and around Tremont and Upper Bern townships, overwhelming their sewage facilities and exceeding the available drinking water supply,” DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley wrote.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to halt plans for two immigration detention centers until state environmental regulations are met.
DHS bought two facilities for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Tremont Borough, Schuylkill County, and Upper Bern Township, Berks County, near the Lebanon County line.
The DEP said the centers would overwhelm sewage facilities and exceed the available drinking water supply.
“The conversion of warehouses to detention facilities risks harming the communities in and around Tremont and Upper Bern townships, overwhelming their sewage facilities and exceeding the available drinking water supply,” DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley wrote.