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Maryland Gov. Moore Signs Bills Into Law Ending Law Enforcement Partnerships with ICE
The new law bans new 287(g) agreements and ends existing partnerships by July 2026, affecting nine Maryland counties and aiming to protect immigrant communities, Gov. Moore said.
- Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed emergency legislation on Tuesday in Annapolis banning 287 agreements, preventing state and local agencies from partnering with Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
- The Maryland legislature last week passed House Bill 444 and Senate Bill 245, which took effect on signing and require nine Maryland counties to end 287 agreements by July 2026.
- Gov. Wes Moore said `In Maryland, we will not allow untrained, unqualified and unaccountable agents to deputize our brave local law enforcement officers` and added `This legislation does not authorize the release of criminals` while Maryland will still coordinate on violent offenders.
- Local officials, including Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano, said she would explore legal challenges while complying, and Republicans condemned the law as stripping local authority, with Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey criticizing the move.
- The move follows the Baltimore ICE field office arresting more child predators than any other field office in the nation, as Prince George's County Council prepares for March 3.
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New Maryland law reshapes how police can work with ICE
Maryland is drawing a hard line on immigration enforcement with new legislation that changes how local police can work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Gov. Wes Moore signed the law Tuesday in Annapolis, officially ending what are known as 287(g) agreements, which allowed local officers to carry out certain federal civil immigration duties, including checking the immigration status of someone booked into jail and starting the depor…
Gov. Wes Moore signs emergency legislation to ban 287(g) immigration agreements
The governor of Maryland signed a bill on Tuesday banning so-called 287(g) agreements that stop local law enforcement from handing over jailed criminals to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Gov. Wes Moore said the legislation draws a clear line, saying ICE doesn’t hold the same standards as law enforcement in Maryland amid immigration enforcement. “We will continue to coordinate on shared public safety priorities, including the lawful removal…
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