Just over one month into the 90-day legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation into law Tuesday morning prohibiting local cooperation with ICE, outlawing 287(g) agreements in the state of Maryland, despite significant pushback from counties that currently have the agreements in place.
The bill signing is the earliest that legislation has been signed into law during Gov. Moore’s tenure in office.
“ICE is the largest law enforcement agency in America,” Gov. Moore said during his opening remarks. “We’ve seen the results of an unaccountable agency with seemingly, unlimited resources.”
“We believe in constitutional policing,” Gov. Moore said. “This legislation does not authorize the release of criminals… We do not take violent offenders lightly.”
