‘Unconscionable’: At Ash Wednesday vigil in Christians decry ICE tactics, pray for immigrant
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February 20, 2026

‘Unconscionable’: At Ash Wednesday vigil in Christians decry ICE tactics, pray for immigrant

By By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive 

Michael Airgood felt compelled Wednesday to join dozens of fellow Christians who prayed for peace and called for humane treatment of immigrants during a vigil in Downtown Pittsburgh.

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Sheriff’s ICE interactions, in flux for nearly a year, at center of Allegheny County debate
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Sheriff’s ICE interactions, in flux for nearly a year, at center of Allegheny County debate
An email circulated among county judges last year suggested sheriff’s deputies would detain people sought by ICE at the courthouse. The sheriff’s office maintains they never did.
By By QUINN GLABICKI Pittsburgh?s Public Source 
February 20, 2026
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How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil
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How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil
February 20, 2026
By RYAN J. FOLEY AND JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to...