Democrat Marc Elrich declared a sanctuary county. Now, a 2-year-old boy is dead, and he’s reconsidering

Published February 29, 2024 9:36am ET



Marc Elrich is the second-term county executive in Montgomery County, the most populous county in Maryland. In 2019, Elrich signed the “Promoting Community Trust Executive Order,” which made Montgomery County a sanctuary county for illegal immigrants.

Elrich was very proud of this decision that the county would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which the Washington Post called the “strongest in D.C. region.”

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