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MARCH 10, 2026 - Maryland Attorney Anthony Brown announced Tuesday that the state was suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency “stonewalled” the state’s investigation into conditions for immigrants detained at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore.
Maryland sues Trump administration over Baltimore ICE holding room facility
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown sued DHS, alleging it blocked a state probe into immigrant detention conditions at Baltimore’s Fallon Federal Building.
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — This new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
What we know about the build-out of ICE’s Maryland detention center
A review of public contracting records by The Banner reveals details about the private companies that are helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turn a massive Washington County warehouse into a detention center.
his new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
Maryland sues to block planned Washington County ICE detention center
The suit asks a federal judge to void the Department of Homeland Security’s purchase of a warehouse and block any further development of the property.
Gov. Wes Moore speaks with reporters at the State House in Annapolis on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Moore asks agencies, attorney general to review immigration detention center plans
Gov. Wes Moore told federal officials he had concerns about the economic drain the Williamsport facility could have on the area and a “troubling lack of transparency” around the purchase.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks during a hearing on Tuesday in Annapolis on House Bill 336.
Maryland lawmakers debate changing system that lets anyone file for criminal charges
A Democrat from Baltimore introduced the bill, which would limit the ability of district court commissioners to issue arrest warrants to people other than police officers and state's attorneys.
his new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
Washington County: Feds’ plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped
The federal government moved quickly over the last month to establish a foothold in Maryland, notifying Washington County officials of its intentions just days before inking the deed giving it full ownership of the property in Williamsport, just outside of Hagerstown.
The balcony of the State House chamber.
Sheriffs oppose restrictions on immigration enforcement
Lawmakers are back in Annapolis for the annual 90-day legislative session, where they’ll take on a budget shortfall, a hostile administration in the White House and more.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he supports restricting the ability of district court commissioners to issue arrest warrants when people are seeking charges on their own.
Maryland AG pushes for change to system allowing anyone to file for criminal charges
In Maryland, anyone can seek criminal charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors by going before a district court commissioner, a judicial officer who is not required to have a law degree.
Voters cast their ballots for the 2024 general election at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.
The Trump administration wants Maryland’s voter rolls
Attorney General Pam Bondi is suing Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis to get the state’s voter rolls.
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer speaks in support of a lawsuit challenging  President Donald Trump’s decision to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
‘Our lawyer is going to kick his butt’: Maryland sues Trump over FBI HQ
The State of Maryland and Prince George’s County are suing President Donald Trump for interfering in the long-planned relocation of the FBI to Greenbelt.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown addresses legal measures taken by the his office related to federal funding and the integrity of the federal payment system in regards to actions taken by the Trump administration.
Maryland sues Trump administration over decision to halt food benefits
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking the federal government to cover SNAP benefits with money already set aside by Congress.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 — The unit block of North Eutaw Street.
Baltimore home inspector pleads guilty to falsified lead-free certificates
The guilty plea comes around two months after Maryland environmental regulators voided hundreds of lead-free certificates issued by Green Environmental in Baltimore and around the state.
A still image from Detective Enger Jimenez's body cam footage released on Thursday, May 22, 2025, by the Baltimore Police Department, showing officers chased a 26-year-old man down the 4600 block of York Road earlier this month.
Baltimore officers who killed 26-year-old in May shootout will not be charged, AG says
Baltimore Police officers who shot a 26-year-old man and killed him May 12 will not be charged, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office said Monday.
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 02: National Guard armored vehicles drive near the Gilmor Houses housing project a day after Baltimore authorities released a report on the death of Freddie Gray on May 2, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City state's attorney, ruled the death of Freddie Gray a homicide and that criminal charges will be filed on six Baltimore City Police officers. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.
What a California court ruling means for Trump’s plans to send troops to Baltimore
Attorney General Anthony Brown said he was encouraged by a California judge’s “good ruling” to keep a state’s military from policing civilians.
Jeff Kukucka, Associate Professor of Psychology at Towson University
How a daring audit sparked Maryland’s reckoning over police custody deaths
Research by a psychology professor from Towson University shed new light on how the work of medical examiners suffers from bias.
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
‘A painful setback’: Montgomery County leaders react to Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQIA+ books
A group of parents from Montgomery County had contended that the books violated their First Amendment right to exercise their religion freely.
Attorney General Anthony Brown says conditions in a federal ICE holding room in Baltimore are poor and violate standards if it were a state-run facility, according to a court filing.
State attorney general decries federal holding room for immigrants in Baltimore
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s filing comes as tensions flare nationwide over ramped-up immigration enforcement amid overcrowding at ICE detention centers.
Tawanda Jones, sister of Tyrone West, speaks out on police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.
After a yearslong vigil, supporters of Tyrone West gain a remarkable reversal
Independent pathologists commissioned by the state concluded that Tyrone West’s case should be reclassified as a homicide.
Dr. Jeff Kukucka, center, joined by Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown at a press conference at the State House in Annapolis to announce the release a wide-ranging independent audit of nearly 90 in-custody deaths spanning 2003 to 2019.
Here’s what you need to know about Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths
The audit’s implications reach far beyond a finding of 36 wrongfully classified deaths.
In this Jan. 28, 2019, photo, pictures of Anton Black decorate a collage in his family's home in Greensboro, Md. Black, 19, died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018.
Forensic failures: 36 police-custody deaths should have been ruled a homicide, audit finds
The yearslong audit cited racial and pro-police bias in the work of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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