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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Congressman-elect Ryan Mackenzie, serving the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania’s 7th District, was assigned his committees for the upcoming legislative session in Washington.

A couple and their 1-year-old son have been afraid to leave their apartment for fear of being targeted by immigration enforcement agents. "It feels like a psychological attack," the father says. "The ...