Despite threats, Maryland sheriffs quickly dropped 287(g) agreements with ICE

Maryland sheriffs vowed to fight legislation prohibiting formal agreements between local police agencies and ICE. But eight of the nine counties that had the 287(g) agreements have pulled out and the ninth said the pact will no longer be enforced.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 1,012

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Maryland sheriffs vowed to fight legislation, passed early in this year’s legislative session, prohibiting formal agreements between local police agencies and federal immigration officials, and giving sheriff’s departments 90 days to get out of any deal they were in.

But as the 90-day clock expires Monday, it turns out that eight of the nine counties that had the so-called 287(g) agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement have pulled out of those plans and the …

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