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County Executive Mark Eldridge signs Trust Act to limit local immigration enforcement
Summary
County Executive Mark Eldridge signed the Immigrant Protections Act (the Trust Act) on Feb. 20, a Montgomery County law that bars county employees from checking immigration status except as required by law and restricts local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement without a valid judicial warrant.
County Executive Mark Eldridge signed the Immigrant Protections Act — called the Trust Act — into law on February 20, a measure designed to limit local involvement in federal immigration enforcement and to strengthen civil-rights protections for immigrant residents.
A reporter on the scene, Marcela Rodriguez Villagram, said the law "prohibits county employees, including law enforcement, from requesting or investigating a person's immigration status unless required by law," and "bars discrimination or intimidation based on actual or perceived immigration status." The measure also "limits the use of county resources for federal immigration…
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