Overview
- Senate President Bill Ferguson said the ban will be the first order of business when lawmakers convene in January.
- Delegate Nicole Williams plans to reintroduce legislation to prohibit counties from entering or renewing 287(g) pacts and to set a one-year wind-down.
- Eight counties currently participate in 287(g), including five that opted in over the past eight months, with Maryland already barring the task-force model since 2021.
- Immigrant advocates and civil-rights groups say the partnerships erode community trust and fuel racial profiling, while several sheriffs argue they help identify offenders.
- The proposal has stalled in the Senate before and the governor has not stated a position, leaving the bill’s fate uncertain.