Maryland Officials Submit Concerns to DHS About ICE Detention Project

Maryland officials submit concerns to DHS about ICE detention project

Three state of Maryland cabinet members have signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement expressing concerns about plans to convert a warehouse near Williamsport into an immigrant detention facility.

Maryland state agencies blast 'deeply flawed' ICE detention site, lawmakers want 'immediate halt' to project

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn a Washington County warehouse into a 1,500-bed immigration detention center are facing opposition by state and federal officials, who accuse the agency of trying to sneak the project through with little to no public notice. (Photo courtesy Immigration and Customs Enforcement)The heads of three Maryland agencies blasted the Trump administration’s “deeply flawed” plans to convert a Washington …