ICE conducts operations in Glassport Borough, makes 17 arrests over two weeks
Mar 18, 2026 · Glassport, PA, Guatemala
Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted operations in Glassport Borough over a two-week period, resulting in 17 arrests. Witnesses reported seeing ICE agents surrounding buildings and conducting arrests in handcuffs at multiple locations, including near Ohio Avenue and Sixth Street and a Sunoco gas station. Glassport Police Chief Shawn DeVerse reported that the borough is not part of the 287(g) Program and that local police cooperate with federal agents during ICE operations. DeVerse indicated that ICE agents stated they would continue returning to the borough for additional operations.
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