Three detainees transported after altercation in local ICE center

UPDATE: PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Numerous EMS responded to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a privately owned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on Monday.

At 2:05 p.m. on Aug. 19, staff had to separate a group of detainees who had gotten into an altercation.

According to an ICE spokesperson, out of an abundance of caution, four detainees were transported to an outside medical facility after the altercation that occurred on the West Yard.

Pennsylvania state police later confirmed three detainees were taken with stab wounds.

“There were no life-threatening injuries and no injuries to staff requiring outside medical attention. The incident is under control and there is no safety risk to the general public,” the spokesperson said.

The incident is under investigation.

ORIGINAL STORY (WTAJ) — Numerous EMS are responding to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a privately owned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building.

While details are limited, we do know that nearly half a dozen EMS companies have been called to the center and a landing area was set up for medical helicopters, according to Hope Fire Company .

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The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, owned by the GEO Company, came to an agreement with ICE to reopen as a processing center for illegal immigrants in 2021.

Those held in the facility will fall under ICE’s enforcement priorities guidelines, Brian McShane, the acting field office director at ICE Philadelphia, told WTAJ previously .

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