Maryland House, Senate Pass Versions of ICE-Related Bills

Maryland ICE-related bills pass, chambers to reconcile legislation

Two major issues related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement are advancing in Annapolis. The Maryland House and Senate both passed versions of bills on Tuesday to ban 287(g) agreements. House Bill 444 passed by a 99-40 vote and Senate Bill 245, which is emergency legislation, passed by a 32-12 vote. Eight Maryland jurisdictions have 287(g) cooperating agreements with ICE. Some of the agreements require local jails to check the immigration sta…

Maryland House, Senate pass versions of ICE-related bills

Two major issues related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement are advancing in Annapolis.

Maryland legislature passes bill banning local law enforcement cooperation with ICE

ANNAPOLIS, MD—In a significant move amid ongoing national debates over immigration policy, both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday, February 3, to prohibit local law enforcement agencies from entering into formal cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The measure aims to end the state’s involvement in federal immigration enforcement programs, reflecting concerns over ICE’s…

Maryland House, Senate vote to ban local ICE enforcement agreements

The bills would prohibit local governments and police departments from partnering with ICE through a program known as 287(g).