Immigration enforcement and local police
The Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions have directly affected Maryland residents, including high-profile cases of Marylanders impacted by deportations. Common Cause Maryland and other advocacy groups are pushing to end 287(g) programs that deputize local and state police to act as federal immigration agents. Governor Moore and the General Assembly have framed state policy as defending immigrant communities against federal actions.
Should Maryland end 287(g) agreements that allow local police to act as federal immigration agents?
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Sources
Common Cause Maryland — https://www.commoncause.org/maryland/articles/mdga26
We'll be working with CASA and partners to end 287(g) programs that allow local and state police officers to act as federal immigration as the administration continues to ramp up.
Baltimore Fishbowl — https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/the-top-political-storylines-to-monitor-in-maryland-during-2026
The three most visible, highest profile victims of this administration's ethnic cleansing, perpetrated under the rubric of immigration reform, happened to be Maryland residents – Miguel Abrego Garcia, Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal and Melissa Tran.
Governor Wes Moore — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-olLrrWYubQ
While the federal government is attacking our people here in Maryland, we defend them and we lift them up.
MD Bay News — https://mdbaynews.com/2026/04/14/maryland-controversial-bills-2026-top-10
A breakdown of the 10 most controversial bills of Maryland's 2026 session—from immigration crackdowns to the $70.8B budget and energy deal.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Yes — end all 287(g) agreements; local police should never act as immigration agents and must protect all residents.
- Yes — terminate 287(g) programs and adopt sanctuary policies to protect immigrant communities from federal overreach.
- Allow limited cooperation only in cases involving serious criminal convictions, not general immigration enforcement.
- Maintain 287(g) agreements; local police cooperation with federal immigration law strengthens public safety.
- Fully expand local enforcement of federal immigration law and cooperate with all ICE enforcement operations.