The Maryland Trust Act under Public Safety Article 4-114 restricts state and local agencies from assisting federal civil immigration enforcement and bars ICE detainer holds.
Public Safety Article 4-114, enacted as part of the Maryland Values Act and expanded under recent legislation, prohibits state and local law enforcement, correctional facilities, and most public agencies from inquiring about immigration status, detaining individuals solely on federal civil immigration detainers, or entering into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Public schools, hospitals, courthouses, and shelters are designated sensitive locations where civil immigration enforcement is restricted. Agencies may still cooperate on criminal warrants signed by judges and may share information required by federal law such as 8 U.S.C. 1373. The law applies uniformly across all Maryland counties and municipalities.
Agencies that violate the Trust Act may face civil enforcement actions by the Attorney General, while individuals harmed may seek injunctive relief and damages under state civil rights laws.
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park sets residential decibel limits at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime under Ordinance 2002-35. If ambient noise already exceeds these thresholds...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park adopts Montgomery County construction noise standards (MoCo Code 31B-6) by reference. Weekday construction is allowed 7 AM to 5 PM at up to 75 dB...
Takoma Park, MD
Outdoor music in Takoma Park must comply with 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime limits. Events with amplified outdoor music require a temporary waiver requ...
Takoma Park, MD
Under Chapter 14.12 Section 9, no person may allow a dog or other animal to persistently, habitually, or continuously bark, howl, or yelp causing a noise dis...
Takoma Park, MD
Industrial and commercial noise in Takoma Park must meet the same residential decibel limits as all other sources: 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime at the...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park has among the strictest leaf blower rules in the DC metro. The city noise ordinance (Ch. 14.12, Sec. 8) caps all leaf blowers at 70 dBA at 50 fee...
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