ANNAPOLIS – Dozens of people are lining up to testify on Tuesday on three bills that would crack down on illegal immigration in Maryland.
One of the bills would require Maryland courts to deny bail to people who have been arrested until they can provide documentation of their legal status in the U.S. The legislation is cosponsored by 27 members of the House of Delegates, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Joseph Vallario Jr., D-Calvert and Prince George’s counties.
The Judiciary Committee is responsible for making a recommendation on the legislation to the General Assembly.
The two other bills would align Maryland’s immigration laws with the federal 287(g) program used in Arizona as well as Prince William County. The legislation would enable state and local police officers to function as federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, by detaining people who cannot provide documentation of their legal status.
