Our Journalist Roundtable conversation for March 28 included LancasterOnline/LNP’s Brett Sholtis and Pennlive's Ivey DeJesus. This week we discussed their reports on the six Bhutanese men who were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a Pike County Prison.

This interview was recorded on Thursday March 27 at 1:30 p.m. Since the recording, A spokesman for the Bhutanese community in the Harrisburg area confirmed reports that at least four men in ICE detention had been deported. 

Listen to the podcast to hear the entire conversation.

 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie has reported extensively on this situation. CLICK HERE, to read his article.

Our Journalist Roundtable conversation for March 28 included <a href="https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/this-brings-back-a-lot-of-trauma-bhutanese-americans-living-in-central-pa-react-to/article_d5fd8d1e-4d48-44d8-9c8e-eebdba07e130.html">LancasterOnline/LNP&rsquo;s Brett Sholtis</a> and Pennlive's <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/news/2025/03/ice-deports-at-least-four-bhutanese-men-who-had-settled-in-pa.html">Ivey DeJesus</a>. This week we discussed their reports on the six Bhutanese men who were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a Pike County Prison.
This interview was recorded on Thursday March 27 at 1:30 p.m. Since the recording, A spokesman for the Bhutanese community in the Harrisburg area confirmed reports that at least four men in ICE detention had been deported.&nbsp;
Listen to the podcast to hear the entire conversation. 
&nbsp; WITF&rsquo;s Jordan Wilkie has reported extensively on this situation. <a href="https://www.witf.org/2025/03/27/kicked-out-decades-ago-4-refugees-deported-en-route-to-bhutan/">CLICK HERE</a>, to read his article.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb starts conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb starts conversations about what&rsquo;s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb start the conversations about what&rsquo;s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at&nbsp;<a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.