Montgomery County Councilmembers unanimously approved The Unmask Ice Act Tuesday. It prohibits federal, state or local law enforcement agencies from wearing masks or facial coverings while working in the county.… Read More
Maryland House Speaker Josaline Peña-Melnyk told members of the District 18 breakfast club Monday that she is motivated to help because of her childhood in poverty in the Dominican Republic.… Read More
Montgomery County councilmembers unanimously passed the County Values Act that prohibits immigration enforcement activities in many locations and creates an online portal to allow residents to report “unauthorized or harmful… Read More
Un miembro del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery presentó esta semana una legislación que prohibiría la operación de centros de detención de inmigrantes privados en el condado. El concejal Evan… Read More
A member of the Montgomery County Council introduced legislation Monday that would prohibit privately owned immigration detention facilities from operating in the county. Councilmember Evan Glass said the proposed ICE… Read More
Tras la firma de la Ley de Protección a Inmigrantes en el condado de Montgomery, la presidenta del Concejo del Condado Natali Fani-González abordó los rumores sobre la presencia de… Read More
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spent 30 minutes Friday morning catching up with Maryland state legislators who represent Montgomery County residents. While some of the virtual briefing involved mutual… Read More
Montgomery County leaders addressed growing fears about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the area after the signing of the TRUST Act Friday, Feb. 20. “People have posted that… Read More
El representante estadounidense Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) calificó de “inhumanas” las condiciones en un centro de detención del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Baltimore tras una visita… Read More
U.S. Rep Jamie Raskin went unannounced to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore Thursday to inspect conditions and reported seeing “severe overcrowding” and hearing from detainees… Read More
El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery aprobó por unanimidad este martes la llamada Ley de Confianza (Trust Act), una medida del gobierno local para garantizar que todos los residentes, independientemente… Read More
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Director of Transportation Chris Conklin both said during Wednesday’s news briefing that, while they understand residents frustrations surrounding the county’s snow removal response, people… Read More