Maryland’s two most populous counties are moving aggressively to limit ICE operations within their jurisdictions, introducing a combined slate of bills that would ban detention centers, restrict agent access to public buildings, and — in Montgomery County — prohibit law enforcement from wearing face coverings during enforcement actions.
What happened
Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass led the full Council to introduce the ICE Out Act (Bill 13-26) on March 3 — a bill that would bar privately owned immigration detention centers from operating anywhere in the county. The same week, Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha introduced a six-bill legislative package targeting ICE operations across the county…