Were ICE agents at the Pa. Farm show? Here’s what officials say

Online speculation about the presence of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show has sparked a growing spread of misinformation.

Multiple posts on Facebook and TikTok have stated that undercover or plain clothes ICE agents are walking around the farm show and staying at local hotels without naming a source for their information.

“These rumors are false,” Pa. Department of Agriculture Press Secretary Shannon Powers told PennLive on Sunday. “The Department of Agriculture has not found any ICE personnel working on or near the Farm Show complex.”

A PennLive reporter walking around the complex on Saturday did not see any ICE agents.

Powers also said ICE has not rented or reserved event space or an exhibit booth in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex for the Farm Show.

There are law enforcement personnel on the property, but they are focused on safety and security of Farm Show visitors, Powers said.

Pennsylvania State Police troopers are stationed and patrolling the Farm Show complex and parking lots to keep visitors safe, working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Farm Show Security, Capitol Police, local municipal police departments and Harrisburg Fire Police.

Discourse about ICE has ramped up since Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis last week. Good was a 37-year-old mother of three.

In the last several months, the Department of Homeland Security has heavily increased immigration enforcement, characterized by arrests of undocumented immigrants, a social media campaign and crackdowns on protests.