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
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
The Trust Act, reaffirming Montgomery County’s commitment to ensure all residents, regardless of immigration status, can safely access services without discrimination, unanimously passed into law Tuesday. What the Trust Act… Read More
Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González testified in Annapolis on Thursday in support of a proposed bill that would prohibit local and state police from making immigration arrests or engaging… Read More
In Montgomery County, the Takoma Park and Silver Spring areas have been targeted most frequently by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other federal agents. Cars with Texas and Florida… Read More
Fear of arrest and deportation has hurt area businesses and kept immigrants, documented and undocumented, at home. Wednesday, few people attended and even fewer dressed in their native clothing during… Read More
Montgomery County families with immigration concerns are advised to have a plan in place, including a standby guardian for their children. That was the message at a County Council media… Read More
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., 8th District, answered questions from Montgomery County constituents about federal actions during a phone town hall Thursday night. More than 15,000 people joined the call,… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will pay close attention to attendance this school year — just like last year — as fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids continue… Read More
Hundreds of Montgomery Blair High School students walked out of their classes at noon today “to protest the senseless arrest and deportation of their classmate, neighbor, and friend,” according to… Read More
The annual Salvadoran American Day Festival that draws thousands of people to the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, will not be held this year. The event was scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8.… Read More
Tras la gestión indebida de una solicitud del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) relacionada con un pandillero, el condado busca agilizar el proceso para… Read More