How the Threat of an ICE Detention Center Galvanized a Coal Town — Tremont, PA

In Tremont, a former coal town with no hospital or independent police force, DHS’s plan to convert a warehouse into a mega detention center holding up to 7,500 people drew opposition crossing party lines. Retired teachers Joe and Lara Wiscount, Democratic club members in the deep-red town, were among residents organizing against the facility.