Ban All 287(g) Programs in Maryland

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Maryland is not a safer place with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 287(g) agreements. President Trump is expanding federal policing power to carry out mass deportations, using ICE to target immigrants and communities of color. 287(g) is a voluntary agreement between ICE and localities to deputize local law enforcement (LEA) and correctional officers to act as ICE agents. This quota-driven detention and deportation dragnet funnels people into ICE custody without regard for due process or public safety.

In 2025, over 3,300 Marylanders were abducted by ICE and torn from their families. Marylander's taxpayer dollars should be used to support public safety solutions that benefit our communities, not harm them and tear families apart.

HB 444 and SB 245 have passed out of the General Assembly and are now on the way to Governor Moore's desk. Our collective power and commitment to our immigrant neighbors made this possible. Now, we must call on Governor Moore to sign this critical legislation into law.

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Subject Ban 287(g) programs in Maryland this session!

As a Maryland resident and your constituent, I do not want our local law enforcement to do ICE’s bidding. Please protect our immigrant neighbors and pass a clean ban on all 287(g) programs and all other cooperation with ICE this legislative session. 287(g) is a voluntary agreement between ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and localities to deputize local law enforcement (LEA) and correctional officers to act as ICE agents. Agreements with ICE make all of us LESS safe, erode public trust, divert resources, and fuel racial profiling.

As your constituent, I do not want our local law enforcement to do ICE’s bidding. Please make a commitment to pass a clean ban this session.

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Many Marylanders like me were then horrified to learn that localities are using law enforcement and our taxpayer dollars to participate in this destructive campaign through local partnerships with ICE called 287(g).

The data is clear. 287(g) programs do not make our communities safer. In fact, a CATO Institute Study concluded that 287(g) is "not an effective anti-crime tool." In Maryland, counties without 287(g) like Prince George's and Montgomery have seen steeper drops in overall crime than 287(g) counties like Frederick. Latine people – regardless of immigration status – are 44% less likely to report crime victimization due to fear of questioning about immigration status. As Mike Hilliard, retired major of the Baltimore Police Department said, "When that trust erodes, crimes go unreported, victims stay silent, and dangerous offenders remain on the streets."

Nationally, in 2024 more than three-quarters of people deported through 287(g) had no criminal convictions. By virtue of operating in local jails, Maryland's 287(g) programs funnel the innocent, those who have had charges dismissed, and those who have served time for the lowest level offenses into the Trump deportation timeline often before they've even had their day in court.

You now have the power to stop Maryland from continuing to enable Trump's cruel mass deportations and be a firewall against authoritarianism. This moment calls for us to be brave. Maryland must join Delaware and the other half dozen states that have ended local ICE partnerships to protect justice and public safety for all Marylanders. Please protect our immigrant neighbors and pass a clean ban on all 287(g) bans and all other cooperation with ICE this legislative session.

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