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St. Mary's County officials discuss HB 1188, ICE cooperation and correctional-facility listing
Summary
County counselor and the sheriff discussed HB 1188 and local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement after constituents asked whether St. Mary''s County is a 'sanctuary county; sheriff said local policy mirrors state law and the county is working to be removed from an ICE website listing.
County counselor and the St. Mary's County sheriff addressed HB 1188 and local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a commissioners meeting, and officials said the county is working to get its correctional facility removed from an ICE website listing that labeled it noncooperating.
The discussion centered on how current Maryland law restricts local law enforcement from making immigration-status inquiries or holding people for federal immigration authorities unless the information is relevant to a state criminal investigation. "It is prohibited unless it is relevant for a state for the investigation of a state crime to make inquiries about a person's immigration status," the county counselor said, and noted that Maryland law also limits holding someone to accommodate an ICE detainer request.
Why it matters: The exchange bears on how local jails handle detainees who may have federal immigration issues,…
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