The county doesn’t have a formal agreement with ICE, but it does honor detainers to temporarily hold people in jail.

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In February, the county’s prison board voted to increase the time inmates can be held on detainers from four to 24 hours. The board modified the policy again in April to increase the time to 48 ...

How Berks County cooperates with ICE without helping it make arrests Gabriela Martínez of Spotlight PA Jul 24, 2025 0 Berks County Jail in Leesport, Pennsylvania Courtesy of Berks County Jail ...