New Maryland Law Limits ICE Cooperation and Sparks Debate Over Community Safety and Immigration

New Maryland Law Limits ICE Cooperation and Sparks Debate Over Community Safety and Immigration

On October 1, Maryland’s Public Safety Law, which bars police officers from wearing face masks, went into effect across the state. Within hours, the U.S. Justice Department sued the state and two of its most liberal counties, Montgomery and Prince George’s, which had passed similar legislation earlier in the year.The 2020 Census ranked Maryland as the most diverse state on the East Coast and fourth in the nation. As a Democratic-led state with a…