Posts Tagged ‘immigration enforcement’
Maryland Senate Republicans Lead Floor Fight on “Community Distrust Act,” Slam “Super Sneaky” Process
Legislation that Maryland Senate Republicans say was rushed through a committee vote to the Senate floor Thursday met with a sustained floor fight from Senate Republicans. Lawmakers say they were given 1 hour to review Senate Bill 791 – the Community Trust Act, which deals with immigration enforcement. Advocates were granted access – however law…
Read MoreJoint Statement from 11 State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
A coalition of state attorneys general including Attorney General Anthony G. Brown of Maryland as well as Attorneys General from California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Vermont, issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump-era appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice regarding state and local roles in…
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