Maryland state lawmakers passed emergency bills banning 287(g) agreements; community accounts contradict the Frederick sheriff’s claims that immigration enforcement stays in the jail.
FREDERICK, Md. – One day after the Maryland General Assembly passed emergency legislation to ban local law enforcement partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, residents of a Frederick neighborhood are describing a different reality than the one Sheriff Chuck Jenkins has publicly portrayed.
The Maryland House of Delegates voted 99-40 and the Senate 32-12 on Tuesday to prohibit 287(g) agreements – the federal program that allows local officers to assist ICE with immigration enforcement…