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What Powers Do Immigration Officers Have? Is Trump’s ICE Going Too Far?
MARYLAND, JUL 22 – Maryland sheriffs in multiple counties have increased partnerships with ICE under 287(g) agreements as immigration arrests doubled in the state since early 2025.
- In Maryland, since the beginning of this year, five more sheriff’s offices in Allegany, Carroll, Garrett, St. Mary’s and Washington counties have signed 287 agreements, as arrests have doubled.
- Under President Trump’s administration, 287 agreements, reportedly demanded a 3,000 arrests-a-day quota, fueling federal enforcement efforts.
- Federal data show an 830 percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, indicating intensified enforcement, Department of Homeland Security reported.
- Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said `Rather than release a criminal back onto the street, we turn those criminals over to ICE`, while Washington County Sheriff Brian Albert noted their agreement has only processed one person since July 1.
- Critics warn, `great disappointment` that the Maryland General Assembly did not approve ending current agreements, Ninfa Amador-Hernandez said.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations officers (ERO) from the Baltimore office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement seen in a Sept. 7, 2023, photo. Baltimore is one of 16 Maryland jurisdictions that do not have 287(g) agreements with ICE.(Courtesy Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Enforcement and Removal Operations officers (ERO) from the Baltimore office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement seen in a Sept. 7, 2023, photo. Baltimore is one …
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