The Hill
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Maryland on Thursday over a new law the department alleges interferes with the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce immigration law.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court against the state and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown (D), seeks to block the enforcement of the Community Trust Act, which went into effect in May after being passed by the Democratic supermajority in the state Legislature.
The lawsuit alleges the new law prevents local jails and state law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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