US EditionMaryland sues Trump administration to halt construction of ICE facility
Maryland challenges DHS for bypassing environmental reviews and local input to convert a 54-acre warehouse into a 1,500-bed immigration detention center, citing legal standards.
- The State of Maryland sued the Trump administration to halt construction of a new federal immigration detention center in the state.
- Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the people must be heard when the federal government makes decisions affecting their communities.
- The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated environmental and administrative laws by purchasing the facility without required reviews and public input.
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Washington County residents protest ICE detention center near Hagerstown
Protesters lined the street in Hagerstown, Maryland Tuesday to speak out against a planned 1,500-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the Williamsport area of Washington County. “We had no say,” one protester said. “It was just kind of announced, and at that point after purchase it already happened, and there’s a lot of concern and confusion and...
Maryland brought the Donald Trump administration to court to stop the construction of an ICE immigration detention center in Washington County, claiming that the project was approved without environmental studies, without consultation of the state and without public participation, despite its huge impact on a small community like Williamsport. The lawsuit was filed by Anthony Brown's attorney general, who seeks to stop the conversion of a huge w…
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