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Small Pa. coal town becomes home to one of ICE’s largest detention centers

Advocates point to hundreds of jobs and increased tax revenue, while opponents say the facility’s costs and impacts outweigh those benefits.

Published May 20, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Editor’s note: this is the third article of an eight-part series about Moshannon Valley Processing Center produced as part of a partnership with Penn State University.