US EditionRally Held in Annapolis to Support 2 Immigration Bills
Supporters seek to end local enforcement cooperation with ICE and 287(g) programs to oppose federal immigration policies, with eight counties currently participating, organizers said.
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The statements come just two days before the Senate Judicial Procedures Committee hears a bill that would ban program 287(g) in Maryland Two days after a Maryland Senate committee hears a bill that would prohibit local law enforcement agencies from entering into immigration agreements with the federal government, several sheriffs met Tuesday in Annapolis to ask lawmakers to let them “do their job.” Specifically, sheriffs want to continue operati…
Immigration enforcement restrictions take center stage at daylong Senate hearing
Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery) testifies to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on his bill to ban 287(g) agreements between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration agencies. Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D), sitting next to Smith, also spoke in support of the bill. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)No matter what happens with a pair of bills that would rein in federal immigration agents in Maryland, no one …
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Rally held in Annapolis to support 2 immigration bills
One bill would prohibit ICE from wearing face coverings while on the job, while the other would ban 287(g) agreements. CASA supports banning cooperation between ICE and law enforcement, with so many people showing up to a hearing on the bill that security had to create an overflow room.
Maryland Senate committee to review bill to end local cooperation with ICE
A bill that would ban local law enforcement from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement goes before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in Annapolis on Thursday. Eight counties in Maryland participate in what are known as 287(g) agreements, which allow local officers to identify people in jail who are in the country illegally and can be deported. Supporters of the bill ralled in Annapolis Thursday morning. “Today, we are her…
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