Maryland U.S. Senator calls on DHS Inspector General to review ICE Detention Facility COVID-19 policies and practices

Maryland’s U.S. Senator Ben Cardin聽joined 25 of his Democratic colleagues calling for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General聽(IG)聽to conduct a full assessment, including site inspections, of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities nationwide聽to evaluate whether operations, management, standards, and conditions have adapted to address the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) to both the…

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Maryland U.S. Senator Cardin votes to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration

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Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin voted in favor Thursday of a resolution to terminate President Trump鈥檚 national emergency declaration, which he called “unlawful.” Cardin claims the President is using the declaration as a pretense to raid funding for projects supporting the military and military families to pay for the construction of the border wall, including…

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