Crime & Safety

Warrant Activity In Bensalem Not An ICE Raid: Police

Bensalem Police are informing the public that Bucks County Sheriff deputies are out and about in the township on Wednesday.

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Law enforcement knocking on doors in the township Wednesday is not associated with an ICE raid, police said.

The Bensalem Township Police Department said that Bucks County Sheriff's Department Warrant Unit members are currently in the township.

Bensalem Police said the deputy sheriffs are serving routine arrest warrants.

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"Any activity is not associated with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency," the police said.

ICE raids have been taking place across the country since President Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, keeping a campaign promise to crack down on illegals in the United States, rounding them up and deporting them to their countries of origin.

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