Del. Nicole Williams (D-Prince George’s), at a press conference at the CASA Welcome Center in Baltimore, says she will reintroduce legislation next year to ban 287(g) agreements in Maryland. Del. Ashanti Martinez (D-Prince George’s), right, joined Williams and dozens of supporters. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Legislation to ban immigration agreements between local law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will return in the 2026 legislative session, after a year in which ICE raids have become increasingly aggressive and divisive.
Lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully before to bl0ck 287(g) agreements, which delegate certain immigration enforcement abilities to local police, but those bills have failed so far…