ROCKVILLE, Md. — In a direct challenge to increasing federal immigration enforcement, the Montgomery County Council has officially passed the County Values Act, a comprehensive measure designed to restrict the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents within the county.
Following the vote, the Council immediately shifted focus to the ICE Out Act, a proposed law that would ban the construction of private detention facilities on non-governmental land.
“Not Just Words, But Law”
Council President Natali Fani-González, who has been a vocal proponent of the measures, emphasized that the legislation is a proactive defense against federal tactics seen in other parts of the country.
“This is us preparing ourselves in case things that are happening around the nation come here,” Fani-González said. “We are defending you, not just with words but by law.”…