Clearfield County extends Moshannon ICE contract

Amid opposition, Clearfield County commissioners approve ICE contract extension

The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with beds for about 1,800 people, is the largest ICE detention center on the east coast. The county serves as a pass-through for about $5 million a month in federal money that ICE pays private prison operator The GEO Group to run the center. The county receives $200,000 a year.

Clearfield County Commissioners Vote 2-1 to Extend Moshannon Detention Center Contract

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events, and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. CLEARFIELD — The Clearfield County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to approve a six-mo…

Clearfield County extends Moshannon ICE contract

CLEARFIELD — The Clearfield County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to approve a six-month contract extension for the operation of Moshannon Valley Processing Center. Commissioners Tim Winters and John Sobel voted in favor of the extension, and Commissioner Dave Glass voted against. Sobel and Winters said that rejecting the contract would impact tax money contributed to the Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District, and it would elimin…

Clearfield County Board Extends Moshannon ICE Detention Contract Despite Objections

source: Spotlight PA Clearfield County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to approve a six-month extension of the contract that keeps Moshannon Valley Processing Center running under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and GEO Group, according to Spotlight PA. Commissioners Tim Winters and John Sobel supported the extension. Commissioner Dave Glass voted no. The facility in Philipsburg is the largest immigration detention center in the Northea…