Legislation:Maryland 287g Ban Bill 2025

2025-02-27: [on HB 1222 - Favorable with Amendments] — PDF version of Testimony on HB 1222 - Favorable with Amendments HB 1222- Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act). Maryland should stand firm in its commitment to community safety, due process, and equal treatment under the law - by ending 287(g).

2025-11-14: [to ban local police cooperation with ICE to return, with important new support] — Del. Nicole Williams plans to reintroduce a bill to prohibit 287(g) agreements in Maryland, with new backing from the state Senate president, signaling growing political resistance to local ICE partnerships.

2025-11-14: [to ban local police cooperation with ICE to return, with important new support] — Del. Nicole Williams will reintroduce legislation to ban 287(g) agreements; Senate president says it’s time to prohibit such immigration enforcement deals. Five sheriff’s offices in Maryland have signed 287(g) agreements with ICE this year: Allegany, Carroll, Garrett, St. Mary’s and Washington counties. Three others in Cecil, Frederick and Harford counties already had agreements in place.

2025-12-12: [believes there could be court challenge if bill banning ICE agreements passes] — As the immigration debate heats up, there's a renewed effort from some Maryland lawmakers to try banning the 287(g) program, which allows local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, if that happens, Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins said he would be willing to challenge that decision in court.