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Law enforcement officers stand amid smoke from a smoke grenade released to disperse demonstrators in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
Jun 5, 2026

Senate passes $70B in new funds for ICE, Border Patrol

The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement.

Muslim migrants stranded after President Donald Trump cancelled all U.S. asylum appointments for migrants waiting in Mexico are seen at the Assabil shelter, the only such refuge in Mexico specifically for Muslim migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo)
Jun 5, 2026

Judge invalidates Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries

The Trump administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel‑ban countries from receiving decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship, a federal judge ruled.

President Donald Trump looks on as he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD)
Jun 5, 2026

With General Assembly primaries looming, it’s all about Trump all across MD

President Donald Trump stands at the center of everything in Washington these days — as well as Maryland’s June 23 General Assembly primaries.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche responds to U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean's (D-PA) question during his testimony before a House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee oversight hearing on the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Jun 3, 2026

Trump says he plans to make ‘very talented’ Blanche permanent AG

President Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting Attorney General Todd Blanche permanent as the top U.S. law enforcement officer.

Information packs are distributed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services following a citizenship ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on July 18, 2018. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
Jun 2, 2026

MD woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite citizenship proof, gets a passport

The Maryland woman arrested by ICE agents and held for 25 days despite offering proof of citizenship has been issued a U.S. passport.

After a highly publicized period in ICE detention, Ludovic Mbock competed at the annual Combo Breaker game festival in Schaumburg, Illinois. (Joshua Lott/For The Washington Post)
Jun 1, 2026

How fighting-game community rallied around MD player detained by ICE

The fighting-game community rallied to raise money to retain an immigration attorney and secure the release of a Maryland man detained by ICE.

A drone view shows the sun rise over migrants as they stand along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande while the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Texas' motion to lift a block on its SB4 immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest migrants suspected of being in the country illegally, in El Paso, Texas, on March 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif)
Jun 1, 2026

Court clears way for Texas to enforce migrant arrest law

A federal appeals court cleared the way for Texas authorities to enforce key parts of a law that would allow state officials to arrest and deport people.

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May 28, 2026

New MD laws: What goes into effect June 1 — or already has?

These new Maryland laws go into effect June 1 — or already have.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the Community Trust Act, testifies Jan. 22 before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
May 27, 2026

MD sheriffs file lawsuit over immigration law they say will ‘obstruct’ their work

The majority of Maryland’s 24 sheriffs sued, arguing the Community Trust Act hampers their duties to work with federal authorities to combat illegal immigration.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 26, 2026

Supreme Court sides with Trump on speech curbs of immigration judges

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a dispute involving a free-speech challenge by federal immigration judges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt, Maryland, December 22, 2025. (REUTERS file photo/Evelyn Hockstein)
May 22, 2026

Judge dismisses indictment against Marylander Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A judge dismissed the indictment against Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, citing retaliatory prosecution linked to his deportation challenge.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel stands by his side during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on April 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)
May 22, 2026

Trump administration brings on record new class of immigration judges

The Justice Department added 77 permanent and 5 temporary immigration judges, the largest class ever, to reduce court backlog.