Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey told the Pennsylvania Press Club Monday that he would not work with ICE but instead work to make his city “more welcoming."

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said his administration will not work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following an appearance in Harrisburg Monday.

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has condemned Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's stance on declining to aid ICE operations in the city.

Murphy also said families within the Pittsburgh area and nationwide are increasingly worried about potential ICE raids at schools.

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said on Monday that his administration will not work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in deporting immigrants who entered the country illegally.

The mayor argued Monday intervention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will not resolve the country’s immigration issues.

On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) touted 538 arrests and 373 detainers lodged against illegal immigrants, with action in New York, Colorado, and Minnesota. Enforcement officials then highlighted work in Chicago, Miami, and New York state over the weekend.

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday said his administration would not work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His comments come amid heightened concerns from the local immigrant community about ICE raids as President Donald Trump has issued quotas for the immigration enforcement agency to ramp up arrests,

President Trump's executive orders have prompted some families in the Pittsburgh area to call immigration attorneys for help.

Among President Trump’s many immigration policies implemented since he took office, his plan for mass deportations has rattled migrant communities in Colorado and beyond.

Statements this week by Mayor Ed Gainey and his Democratic primary challenger, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, have raised the question of the City of Pittsburgh’s cooperation with deportation actions by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency,

Pittsburgh Ed Mayor Gainey’s decision not to work with ICE was more about trying to excite his far-left base ahead of the May primary.