Maryland lawmakers look to control ICE detention facilities

Will Pennsylvania sue to block ICE detention centers?

READING — Maryland’s attorney general is suing the federal government to prevent ICE from converting a warehouse into an immigration detention center. But in Pennsylvania, where the Department of Homeland Security and ICE are planning two similar projects in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, it remains unclear if state officials will do the same. A spokesperson for Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said the proposed detention centers and processing fa…

Maryland lawmakers look to control ICE detention facilities

BALTIMORE — Maryland lawmakers are attempting to regulate and restrict incoming immigration detention facilities, as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other private owners try to add more centers in the state. The Maryland House of Delegates is…

Maryland sues to halt ICE detention center

Maryland alleges the feds bypassed environmental review and public input before purchasing a warehouse for $102 million in January.

Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit To Stop Construction Of ICE Detention Facility - The BayNet

NOTE: The Maryland Office of the Attorney General shared the following press release: Lawsuit Challenges Federal Purchase of Warehouse Without Required Environmental Review or State Consultation BALTIMORE, Md. – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful construction of a massive federal immigration detention center in Washington County, Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the Department of H…

Md. AG sues Trump administration over $102M detention center

Maryland’s attorney general Anthony G. Brown is suing to stop the construction of a new federal immigrant detention center in the state, according to court documents filed on Monday. The legal action in U.S. District Court concerns the planned conversion of a warehouse in Williamsport into a $102 million holding facility for up to 1,500 detainees under the purview of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Brown contends that the purchase overstepp…