From Breitbart: Some sheriffs in Maryland are vowing to continue working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in defiance of their Democrat governor.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) is expected to sign a bill banning official agreements between local police and the federal agency, but the move may get some pushback, the Baltimore Sun reported Sunday.
The bill may end 287(g) agreements, which eight Maryland counties currently have, according to CBS News.
“The state currently allows two different types of 287(g) agreements. One that allows correctional officers to flag noncitizens to ICE and detain them for 48 hours, and another that allows officers to serve warrants on jailed noncitizens,” the outlet said.
However, some sheriffs in Maryland are indicating the Democrat governor can go pound sand, as they’re not about to stop cooperating with federal immigration agents.
Carroll County Sheriff James T. “Jim” DeWees reportedly declared, “No politician or legislative body is going to tell me that I can’t communicate with another law enforcement agency on matters of public safety in my community. I’m not going to stop.”
The report also quotes Frederick County Sheriff Charles A. “Chuck” Jenkins as saying, “This is all political. You can put any lipstick you want on it; it’s all political. The Democrats don’t want any cooperation with ICE. They don’t want any enforcement whatsoever.”
Likewise, the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County recently approved a resolution giving their “full support” for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, and other law enforcement agencies.
On Sunday, Gov. Moore promoted the false claim that ICE was detaining 5-year-olds.
ICE is the 13th largest military force in the world by funding. They’re using their budget to put untrained and unaccountable agents into our communities and detain five year olds. It is not making our communities – or our country – safer. We must demand accountability pic.twitter.com/NxRTQRVH40
— Wes Moore (@iamwesmoore) February 16, 2026
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