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Immigrant groups in Maryland file lawsuit against "warrantless" ICE arrests
The complaint says ICE made more than 5,000 arrests without warrants or individualized probable-cause reviews and seeks statewide class-action relief.
- On Thursday, immigrant rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit in Maryland federal court against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement , seeking to block warrantless immigration arrests in the state.
- Plaintiffs allege ICE adheres to an "arrest first, ask questions later" policy targeting individuals they perceive as Black or Brown immigrants, with 93% of arrests since 2025 involving citizens of Latin American or Caribbean countries.
- Data cited in the complaint indicates ICE made nearly 7,000 at-large arrests in Maryland between January 2025 and August 2026, with 80% of those arrested lacking criminal convictions and agents allegedly using aggressive tactics including boxing in vehicles and smashing windows.
- DHS denied the allegations in a statement to WTOP, asserting that enforcement practices remain constitutional under 8 USC 1357 and calling claims of racial profiling "disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE."
- Advocates hope to replicate a previous D.C. court victory that sharply curtailed warrantless arrests, while the government will have the opportunity to formally respond to the lawsuit in court in the coming weeks.
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Immigrant and legal advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Thursday for violating the Fourth Amendment and other laws with the they called the government's "arrest first, ask questions later" policy of immigrant arrests.
·Annapolis, United States
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Immigrant groups in Maryland file lawsuit against "warrantless" ICE arrests
Several immigrant rights groups in Maryland have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an effort to block "warrantless immigration arrests" in the state.
·New York, United States
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Class-action lawsuit filed in Md. over DHS ‘arrest first, ask questions later policy’ – WTOP News
A group of Maryland residents from throughout the state, by way of the immigrant rights group CASA, have filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security over sweeping immigration-related arrests that have been carried out in recent months.
·Chevy Chase, United States
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