Senate panel advances bills to ban agreements with ICE, face coverings for law enforcement

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 1,302

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Maryland Senate could be taking up bills as early as this week to ban agreements between local police and federal immigration authorities and to prohibit masks on law enforcement agents, after the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved both Tuesday.

The committee vote came less than a week after hours of testimony on the two bills, and the same day that the House Judiciary Committee was holding its own combative hearing on a companion …

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