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Immigration enforcement has ramped up since President Trump took office in January, including in Pittsburgh, where agents have raided businesses and staked out municipal courthouses ([link removed]) .
A grassroots network of volunteers has sprung up to protect the civil rights of people who ICE may seek to arrest ([link removed]) . More than 250 volunteers organized by nonprofit Casa San José document ICE activity, educate residents about their rights and accompany people at risk of arrest.
Public Source photojournalist Quinn Glabicki spent a month alongside volunteers and witnessed the fear, confusion and uncertainty ([link removed]) unfolding in our region.
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** On the ground with the volunteers tracking ICE across the Pittsburgh region ([link removed])
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“They are disappearing our people. This is our reality. Every single day. Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. We cannot continue to allow this to happen in our communities,” said Casa San José Executive Director Monica Ruiz ([link removed]) .
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📆 Read on for local events calendar: We’ve added a new feature to our Roundup newsletter. Scroll down to see a collection of events coming up in the Pittsburgh area that we hope will help you get more connected with your community (and have some summer fun).
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** ICE activity is rising in Pittsburgh. Know what to do. ([link removed])
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** Needed training upgrade or ‘cop city’? Here’s why Pittsburgh put an $84M plan on pause. ([link removed])
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** Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate hits a month ([link removed])
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* Pittsburgh Public and Winchester Thurston students came together this summer to design new accessibility tech ([link removed]) .
* A new study suggests many Allegheny County involuntary psych hospitalizations do more harm than good ([link removed]) .
** LOCAL EVENTS
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Tomorrow:[link removed]🥁 Free concert at Hartwood Acres ([link removed]) Free concert at Hartwood Acres WYEP’s neighborhood concert series continues with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets and Nick Guckert. (7:30 p.m. Sunday | Hartwood Acres, Hampton | Free)
This weekend:
* 🍗 Chicken wing ‘smackdown’ ([link removed]) Pittsburgh food blogger Breelicious Bites is promising wing and mac ‘n cheese samples from local chefs. (6 p.m. Saturday | Cabaret Banquet Hall, Homewood North)
* ⛵ Moraine regatta ([link removed]) Experience all things water recreation at beautiful Lake Arthur, less than an hour’s drive from Downtown. (Saturday and Sunday | Moraine State Park, Butler County | Free admission)
Next weekend: 📖 PulpFest ([link removed]) This 50-year-old expo celebrates the mystery, adventure and science fiction books brought to us by so-called ‘pulp fiction.’ (Aug. 7-11 | DoubleTree hotel, Cranberry | Tickets start at $25, children under 15 are free).
Check out our local events calendar ([link removed]) to discover more events in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
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** The challenges facing Pa.’s huge, old road system, and what it means for the budget ([link removed])
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** Joining Los Angeles protesters and others, Pittsburgh union members and officials rail against ICE actions ([link removed])
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