Pittsburgh Mayor Vows Not to Work With ICE on Immigration Crackdown

‘We will do whatever is necessary to make our city more welcoming.’ Mayor Ed Gainey said.

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in a file photo. Justin Merriman/Getty Images

The mayor of Pittsburgh said his administration won’t comply with a federal crackdown on illegal immigration initiated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after President Donald Trump took office.

“I am not going to be working with ICE. My administration will not work with ICE,” Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said at the Pennsylvania Press Club on Monday in Harrisburg. “We will do whatever is necessary to make our city more welcoming.”