WASHINGTON, DC – At an event held earlier in February, former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan proclaimed that recent legislation passed in his home state barring state and local police from collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could potentially fall flat as he believes police will “ignore” the new law.
On February 19th, Politico held their Governors Summit in Washington, DC, alongside the National Governors Association’s Winter Meeting, where former Republican Governor Hogan shared his thoughts on the recent legislation passed by Maryland’s current Democratic governor.
“Yesterday in my state they just passed a bill,” Hogan stated, adding, “Governor Moore signed an emergency bill to prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE. And, you know, all the local law enforcement officers are saying, ‘We’re going to ignore that because we’re required to work with them.’”
The law Hogan is referring to was signed off by Governor Wes Moore on February 17th, which was a culmination of two versions of legislation brought forth in Maryland via HB444 and SB245 that effectively prohibits state and local law enforcement from entering into 287(g) agreements with ICE.
Due to legislation being afforded an “emergency” designation by officials within Maryland, it means that the language of the law takes effect immediately upon being signed off by the governor.
During the bill signing ceremony held on February 17th, Governor Moore said of the legislation, “What this bill does is to draw a very clear line. It says that, in Maryland, we defend constitutional rights and we defend constitutional policing, that we defend and we support the trained law enforcement in our state and we will not allow them to be deputized by agencies that do not hold the same standards.”
While the new law in Maryland prohibits state and local authorities from entering into 287(g) agreements with ICE, Governor Moore proclaimed that his administration will still “continue to coordinate on shared public safety, priorities, including the lawful removal of noncitizen offenders who pose a risk to the public,” particularly in cases involving “violent criminals and people who are doing true harm to our society.”
In Hogan’s comments pertaining to Maryland’s new legislation, he addressed the counterarguments of those who are critical of ICE and some of the tactics employed by the agency, saying he understands concerns regarding ostensible “overreach and overstep and doing the wrong things.”
However, looking at the bigger picture, Hogan concluded with, “but, you know, when they have violent criminals that they’re holding in jail that ICE wants to be detained, they, you know, they shouldn’t be let back on the street. So there’s two sides to this argument.”
On February 19th, Politico held their Governors Summit in Washington, DC, alongside the National Governors Association’s Winter Meeting, where former Republican Governor Hogan shared his thoughts on the recent legislation passed by Maryland’s current Democratic governor.
“Yesterday in my state they just passed a bill,” Hogan stated, adding, “Governor Moore signed an emergency bill to prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE. And, you know, all the local law enforcement officers are saying, ‘We’re going to ignore that because we’re required to work with them.’”
The law Hogan is referring to was signed off by Governor Wes Moore on February 17th, which was a culmination of two versions of legislation brought forth in Maryland via HB444 and SB245 that effectively prohibits state and local law enforcement from entering into 287(g) agreements with ICE.
Due to legislation being afforded an “emergency” designation by officials within Maryland, it means that the language of the law takes effect immediately upon being signed off by the governor.
During the bill signing ceremony held on February 17th, Governor Moore said of the legislation, “What this bill does is to draw a very clear line. It says that, in Maryland, we defend constitutional rights and we defend constitutional policing, that we defend and we support the trained law enforcement in our state and we will not allow them to be deputized by agencies that do not hold the same standards.”
While the new law in Maryland prohibits state and local authorities from entering into 287(g) agreements with ICE, Governor Moore proclaimed that his administration will still “continue to coordinate on shared public safety, priorities, including the lawful removal of noncitizen offenders who pose a risk to the public,” particularly in cases involving “violent criminals and people who are doing true harm to our society.”
In Hogan’s comments pertaining to Maryland’s new legislation, he addressed the counterarguments of those who are critical of ICE and some of the tactics employed by the agency, saying he understands concerns regarding ostensible “overreach and overstep and doing the wrong things.”
However, looking at the bigger picture, Hogan concluded with, “but, you know, when they have violent criminals that they’re holding in jail that ICE wants to be detained, they, you know, they shouldn’t be let back on the street. So there’s two sides to this argument.”
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