House brushes aside GOP amendments, advances immigration enforcement restriction

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 823

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The House gave preliminary approval in a brief Monday night session to a bill that would prohibit cooperative agreements between local police and federal immigration agencies, rejecting a series of Republican amendments that had stretched over two days.

By advancing House Bill 444 in just 30 minutes of debate Monday, the House sets up a final vote Tuesday, the same day the Senate is scheduled to take a final vote on an identical

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