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🚨 Pgh College Students Fear ICE on Campus

Concern is growing at schools like Pitt, CMU, and Point Park University following several high-profile arrests of foreign students in New York, Alabama, and Massachusetts. While university officials are unaware of any ICE activity on campus, many students are requesting protections, like banning the agency from entering without a warrant. [TribLIVE]

• ⛪ Some Latino churchgoers are also scared, and local congregations are stepping in to provide extra support. [PublicSource]
• 🏛️ The PA Senate passed a bill on Monday that would require prosecutors to notify ICE if they believe a defendant is not a citizen. It still needs approval from the Democrat-controlled PA House, which didn't take up a similar bill last year. [90.5 WESA]
• 🆘 Here’s what to do during an ICE encounter in Pittsburgh. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

💰 Who Will Pay for East Palestine Settlement?

A trial began this week to determine who’s responsible for paying the $600 million settlement to residents affected by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Norfolk Southern, the rail company, believes the railcar owner and chemical manufacturer are partially liable for the 2023 disaster that released toxic chemicals near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. [Associated Press]

• 😰 Two years later: Here’s how the train derailment changed East Palestine. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🗳️ 2 Council Candidates Removed From Ballot

Following legal challenges to their paperwork, David Binkoski and Amanda Neatrour were removed from the Democratic primary ballot for City Council District 2. The only candidate left is Kim Salinetro, longtime chief of staff to outgoing councilor Theresa Kail-Smith. Republican Erin Koper is running unopposed. [TribLive]