US EditionMaryland Gov. Moore Signs Bills Into Law Ending Law Enforcement Partnerships with ICE
The law requires all existing 287(g) agreements in nine Maryland counties to end by July 2026, aiming to prevent ICE deputization of local officers and protect immigrant communities.
- Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland signed bills ending law enforcement partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement under 287 agreements.
- Moore stated that the legislation does not authorize the release of criminals and will ensure community safety while lawfully removing non-citizen offenders posing public risk.
- Immigrant rights advocates supported the bills while some law enforcement officials warned that ending ICE cooperation could make communities less safe.
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It’s anyone’s guess when Beacon Hill will agree on an immigration response
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY was quick to act on legislation prohibiting cooperation agreements between local police and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, and the governor signed it into law less than a week later in a clear rebuke of the Trump administration. That wasn’t Massachusetts, however, but Maryland, where state lawmakers voted last week to establish a clearer firewall between local law enforcement and federal immigration au…
Maryland Ends Local ICE Partnerships as Governor Signs Emergency Immigration Law
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed emergency legislation barring state and local law enforcement agencies from entering into agreements with federal immigration authorities that allow officers to carry out civil immigration enforcement duties, effectively ending the state's participation in the 287(g) program. The post Maryland Ends Local ICE Partnerships as Governor Signs Emergency Immigration Law appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Maryland approves laws banning agreements between local police, federal immigration agencies
Gov. Wes Moore (D) signs bill to ban 287(g) agreements into law during a bill signing ceremony Tuesday, joined by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George's and Anne Arundel). (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed emergency legislation Tuesday banning 287(g) agreements between local police agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ending …
Gov. Wes Moore signs emergency legislation to ban state, local cooperation with ICE
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation banning local cooperation with ICE, ending 287(g) agreements on Feb. 17. Supporters say the move protects immigrants and upholds constitutional policing, while opponents warn it may limit jail cooperation.
Moore Signs Law Ending Maryland Police ICE Agreements
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two emergency bills into law Tuesday ending the state’s participation in 287(g) agreements, which allow local law enforcement agencies to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The new law bars state agencies and employees from entering future 287(g) agreements and requires existing partnerships to end by July 2026. Nine Maryland counties currently participate in such agreemen…
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