Ending 287(g) in Maryland is a victory but the work isn’t over

By: Cathryn Ann Paul Jackson

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 780

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Maryland General Assembly just took a historic step by voting to end 287(g) agreements across the state. For more than a decade, immigrant families and advocates fought to dismantle this program, which deputized local law enforcement as federal immigration agents, undermined public safety, eroded trust and fed the mass deportation machine.

This victory did not happen by accident. For years, We Are CASA made ending 287(g) a legislative priority because we knew this program …

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