Immigration Crackdown Worries Maryland's Crab Industry
The Trump Administration's immigration crackdown is causing concern on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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The Trump Administration's immigration crackdown is causing concern on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
A pair of bills would restrict the involvement of law enforcement agencies in Maryland with federal immigration efforts.
Some Baltimore restaurants will be closed Thursday in support of "A Day Without Immigrants."
Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America's economy and way of life.
Federal agents are conducting what they call "targeted enforcement operations" aimed at capturing and deporting those in the country illegally.
While the courts deal with the president's executive order, people are blocked from entering and are now reuniting with loved ones and getting legal help.
Howard County Council has approved a controversial sanctuary county bill in a 3-2 vote. The bill will now go to County Executive Allan Kittleman. However, Kittleman has already said that he will veto any such bill.
A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries after Washington state and Minnesota urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country.
Refugee resettlement organizations are bracing for significant funding cuts and possible layoffs over the coming months during President Donald Trump's temporary refugee ban.
Faced with a Republican candidate who threatens to identify and deport all immigrants living in the country without legal permission on his first day in office, many Maryland Latino voters see the election as an opportunity to send a message from those unable to speak for themselves.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office will begin to check the immigration status of people it takes into custody.
For years, Brian Mejia begged for his father's blessing to slip out of his village in El Salvador and make the perilous trek to the United States, away from the gang violence that drove his father across the border.
Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh is getting a lot of attention for some remarks he made---not about football, but about immigration.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also wants to end "birthright citizenship" for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only "the good ones."
The advocacy group CASA de Maryland protested outside the governor's mansion, asking him to reconsider his decision to comply with federal authorities and detain people targeted for deportation.
Members of CASA Maryland are among groups across the country launching protests Tuesday.
It was to be an historic day for millions of undocumented workers. Tuesday, a presidential order would allow some to apply for a stay of deportation---but a ruling by a Texas judge has derailed those plans. Now tens of thousands of Marylanders are caught in the middle of a political battle.
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Love it or hate it, immigration relief for illegal immigrants is here. Saturday, there was a big push to educate those who will benefit about what to expect.
Baltimore's ma yor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has issued a statement regarding her support for President Barack Obama's immigration accountability executive actions he ordered on Thursday.
Spurning furious Republicans, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration Thursday night to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation and refocus enforcement efforts on "felons, not families."
President Obama tells the nation he's bypassing Congress to fix America's immigration system. It's the most sweeping overhaul in decades, shielding 5 million people who are in the U.S. illegally.
Immigration overhaul. The president is set to unveil sweeping new policies. The plan could spare up to five million immigrants from the threat of deportation and make them eligible to work in the U.S.
In less than two hours, President Obama will take to the air to unveil his immigration reform plan. Any decision he makes is sure to come with controversy.
As the director of the University of Baltimore School of Law's Immigrant Rights Clinic, Elizabeth Keyes has overseen case after case over the past two years involving immigrants hoping to remain in the country.