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Montgomery County signs 'Trust Act' to bar most immigration-status inquiries by county staff
Summary
Montgomery County officials signed the Immigrant Protections Act (the Trust Act) on Feb. 20, prohibiting most county employees — including police — from requesting or investigating a person’s immigration status except where required by law and restricting use of county resources for federal immigration enforcement without a valid judicial warrant.
Montgomery County officials announced that the county has enacted the Immigrant Protections Act, commonly called the Trust Act, saying the measure will prevent county employees from asking about or investigating a resident’s immigration status except when required by law and will limit county participation in federal immigration enforcement.
The Trust Act was signed by County Executive Mark Elrich on Feb. 20. County Council President Natali Fani González…
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