House committee advances bill to ban sheriffs’ agreements with ICE, a day after Senate panel OK

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 687

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The House Judiciary Committee pushed through a bill Wednesday to ban agreements between local police and federal immigration authorities, amending it in the process to make it emergency legislation that would take effect immediately on signing by the governor.

The 12-7 committee vote on House Bill 444 came one day after the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved its own version of the bill, Senate Bill 245. Each of the fast-tracked bills could be …

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