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In It to Win It

(12,501 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:18 PM Jan 14

BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of PA's Bucks County, has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE

BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.

Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:

Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T17:06:40.681Z
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BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of PA's Bucks County, has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE (Original Post) In It to Win It Jan 14 OP
... Faux pas Jan 14 #1
Promise made, promise kept! displacedvermoter Jan 14 #2
Yep, that's what he ran on! mountain grammy Jan 14 #8
Asolutely... that's why we put him there and more... FalloutShelter Jan 14 #16
I saw him on a video. mountain grammy Jan 14 #18
Excellent news! sheshe2 Jan 14 #3
Great news! ShazzieB Jan 14 #9
He won by a hefty margin. sheshe2 Jan 14 #12
Wonder what the RWNJs will say about the Sheriff now? COL Mustard Jan 14 #25
Fascinating Reading.. Mahalo, she! Cha Jan 14 #10
Thanks for the wiki link, Cha. sheshe2 Jan 14 #13
YVW... Really, Very Impressive! Cha Jan 14 #15
He's co-owner of the Naked Brewing Company?! How great is this? FakeNoose Jan 14 #22
Yes... it looks like Danny Ceisler Cha Jan 14 #29
This is what happens when our side just SHOWS THE FUCK UP on election day AZJonnie Jan 14 #4
Yup Magoo48 Jan 14 #21
YES orangecrush Jan 14 #5
There's a New Sheriff in Town, Baby! Cha Jan 14 #6
Amazing! I hope other counties and communities do this. AllyCat Jan 14 #7
If ICE finds a way to get around it. The Grand Illuminist Jan 14 #11
ding. this .! AllaN01Bear Jan 14 #14
County Contiguous With Mine! Go, PA! 👍💙 That's Why..... ColoringFool Jan 14 #17
I hope that is a sign that we can finally flip PA-1 BumRushDaShow Jan 14 #19
Which is significant, because Bucks is a very conservative county. malthaussen Jan 14 #20
Believe it! some_of_us_are_sane Jan 14 #26
It sounds like some of those red-voters have turned purple recently FakeNoose Jan 15 #30
The Resistance is strong! Martin68 Jan 14 #23
Here's every local police agency enforcing for ICE red dog 1 Jan 14 #24
Thanks for that link, red dog. sheshe2 Jan 14 #28
Thank you Dan Ceisler! Fuck ICE!!!! Initech Jan 14 #27
I grew up in Bucks County: PCIntern Jan 15 #31
DURec leftstreet Jan 15 #32

FalloutShelter

(14,263 posts)
16. Asolutely... that's why we put him there and more...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:27 PM
Jan 14

Heard him speak at the No Kings rally last year and he was awesome.
Dan -

mountain grammy

(28,793 posts)
18. I saw him on a video.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:21 PM
Jan 14

And said YES! Total truth. Honesty! What a concept!

Edited to add Thank You!

sheshe2

(96,526 posts)
3. Excellent news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:34 PM
Jan 14

From the link:

Many in this county were outraged when Harran in April signed an agreement to assist federal immigration authorities through ICE’s 287(g) program. Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, is home to some 650,000 people, roughly 1 in 9 of whom were born outside the United States.

Since Donald Trump’s return to office, local and state agencies across the country have rushed in huge numbers to aid his deportation campaign by joining 287(g), which authorizes local law enforcement officers to act as federal immigration agents. The agreement in Bucks County granted Harran’s deputies the power to question the immigration status of people they encounter and to serve and execute arrest warrants on ICE’s behalf.

Harran faced pushback from his own county’s commissioners, who argued he had no authority to sign the contract. He also faced a lawsuit from the ACLU and protests from angry residents. And his Democratic challenger, Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old attorney and Army veteran, spoke up against the ICE partnership, putting the issue at the center of his campaign.

Ceisler defeated Harran by 11 percentage points last week, a margin of roughly 25,000 votes. He confirmed to Bolts after his victory that he intends to terminate the 287(g) agreement once he enters office.

ShazzieB

(22,326 posts)
9. Great news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:42 PM
Jan 14

I never even heard of the 287(g) program until now, but it sounds awful. Congrats to Danny Ceisler on his win and to Bucks County for getting rid of that other dude!

sheshe2

(96,526 posts)
12. He won by a hefty margin.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:58 PM
Jan 14

I agree, this is great news and we need more of this!

TY, ShazzieB.

COL Mustard

(8,057 posts)
25. Wonder what the RWNJs will say about the Sheriff now?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:46 PM
Jan 14

A few years back they were all up in arms about "Constitutional Sheriffs" being the only legit law enforcement in the country. Wonder if they will still hold true to that belief?


I don't think I'll hold my breath.

Cha

(317,637 posts)
10. Fascinating Reading.. Mahalo, she!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:42 PM
Jan 14

Whoa I rally Like Dem Dan Ceisler

Harran faced pushback from his own county’s commissioners, who argued he had no authority to sign the contract. He also faced a lawsuit from the ACLU and protests from angry residents. And his Democratic challenger, Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old attorney and Army veteran, spoke up against the ICE partnership, putting the issue at the center of his campaign.

Just a short interesting snip..

Personal life

Ceisler is married to Helen and they live in Bristol Borough. He is also a co-owner of Naked Brewing Company.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ceisler

FakeNoose

(40,639 posts)
22. He's co-owner of the Naked Brewing Company?! How great is this?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:32 PM
Jan 14

I love the guy already. He should run for Governor some day.

Cha

(317,637 posts)
29. Yes... it looks like Danny Ceisler
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:06 PM
Jan 14

is building a great resume with his life of Service

TY

AllyCat

(18,646 posts)
7. Amazing! I hope other counties and communities do this.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:36 PM
Jan 14

Piece by piece maybe we can start to limit their scope.

ColoringFool

(414 posts)
17. County Contiguous With Mine! Go, PA! 👍💙 That's Why.....
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:02 PM
Jan 14

I cannot abide the slur "Pennsyltucky"!

BumRushDaShow

(166,994 posts)
19. I hope that is a sign that we can finally flip PA-1
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:58 PM
Jan 14

and get rid of Brian Fitzpatrick there. We need that seat!

When it was originally PA-8, it was briefly flipped to (D) (Patrick Murphy, an early supporter of Obama) in 2006 and 2008, but the 2010 teabagger catastrophe flipped it back to (R). PA-1 makes up about the entirety of Bucks county (with some slivers of Montgomery County).

The Inky had a front page story about the Philadelphia Police and how about 1/3rd of them live outside the city - the largest share in Lower Bucks, and that is where you see red votes in what is finally become more purple and swing.

More Philadelphia police live outside the city than ever before

malthaussen

(18,476 posts)
20. Which is significant, because Bucks is a very conservative county.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:01 PM
Jan 14

Lots of rich people live there. Yeah, they have Levittown, too -- but it's not like the denizens of Levittown are particularly liberal either. Lots of two-pickup-truck families there.

-- Mal

FakeNoose

(40,639 posts)
30. It sounds like some of those red-voters have turned purple recently
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:55 AM
Jan 15

... or maybe it's the Repukes staying home and the Dems & liberals getting out the vote. Either way works for me.

sheshe2

(96,526 posts)
28. Thanks for that link, red dog.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:57 PM
Jan 14

I am shocked to see there are 7! from FL. Shocked I tell ya.

All red states, though I must say, there are not many precincts on that list and that is a good thing.


PCIntern

(28,080 posts)
31. I grew up in Bucks County:
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:29 PM
Jan 15

First, Bensalem 1955-1965, then New Hope 1965-70, then Doylestown 1970-1977. Don’t get me started….

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