17 Maryland Sheriffs Sue State Over ICE Limits in New Community Trust Act
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 12
17 Maryland Sheriffs Sue State Over ICE Limits in New Community Trust Act
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 12
Summary
Seventeen Maryland sheriffs have sued the state in federal court in Greenbelt, challenging a new law that sharply restricts how local officers can work with federal immigration authorities.
The Community Trust Act bars local officials from asking about immigration status, alerting ICE when people are held in local jails, or transferring detainees without a judicial warrant.
The sheriffs argue the law creates a conflict between state and federal obligations and leaves their departments in a legally precarious position under the U.S. Constitution.
The case opens a new front in immigration fights inside Democratic-led states, with Republican sheriffs in Maryland joining broader clashes over the Trump administration's mass deportation push.