Md. bill seeks crackdown on illegal immigrants

Published March 22, 2010 4:00am ET



Maryland State Police would assume the power of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to identify, investigate and detain illegal immigrants under a bill moving through the General Assembly.

The legislation would make Maryland the first state in the nation to mandate 287(g), a federal program that allows local police officers to nab illegal immigrants.

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