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Residents press council for answers after county executive signs 287(g) agreement; council says it was not informed
Summary
Multiple residents urged transparency after the county executive announced a Memorandum of Agreement with ICE for a 287(g) warrant service program; public commenters and council members clashed over whether the council had been consulted and whether the MOA should proceed now that the Maryland legislature is moving to ban such agreements.
Several Wicomico County residents used public comment on Feb. 3 to sharply question the county executive's decision to enter a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) related to a 287(g) arrangement with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
At the podium, a resident identified as Joe Scafino said, "Recently the county executive entered the county into $2.87 gs agreement with ice using the warrant service officer program," and called for transparency in how the agreement is being implemented. Robert Taylor and other…
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