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.

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 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.

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

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

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,

A Pittsburgh-area Mexican restaurant general manager is reacting to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity being reportedly locally. Raul Carrillo, says that no one from his location has been detained by ICE agents.

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

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.

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

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.