Social justice

    We know at least this many Montgomery County students have been deported
    The students include some who were deported and some who left the country because their parents were deported, according to Maryland's largest immigrant advocacy group.
    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle is parked outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
    Baltimore County refused to pay inmates as employees. That may cost taxpayers $8.3M
    Had the county paid the inmates the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour instead of $20 per day, it likely would have spent far less.
    Workers sort through multiple sets of conveyor belts of recycled materials within the Materials Recovery Facility at the Baltimore County Central Acceptance Facility, as seen during a tour of the facility on May 23rd, 2025 in Cockeysville, MD.
    Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka proposes immigrant protections in new legislation
    The bills would establish an Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibit discrimination.
    Councilman Izzy Patoka announces his intention to propose legislation to block ICE activity in Baltimore County during a rally on Nov. 5.
    What is a 287(g)? How immigration enforcement continues to change across Maryland.
    This year, five county sheriff’s offices entered agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining three counties that already had longstanding pacts with the federal agency.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    Maryland’s leading immigrant advocacy group gets a new leader who wants to transition from fear to action
    George Escobar takes the helm of CASA as the federal government detains and deports undocumented immigrants nationwide.
    CASA incoming executive director George Escobar speaks during a press conference to introduce a new county bill, the Montgomery County Trust Act, that councilmembers say will protect the community against ICE. The press conference was held with the immigrant advocacy group CASA in Rockville, MD.
    Maryland is a rich state. So why are its people going hungry?
    In all the rhetoric spilled over suspension of food benefits, I never heard a discussion about the root causes. Why, in a wealthy nation, in wealthy Maryland, do people not have enough to eat?
    Volunteers put canned goods and fresh produce into the backseat of a car at a food relief distribution on Dec. 4, 2025 in Annapolis.
    What ‘Wicked: For Good’ can teach us about allyship in the real world
    In this fraught political moment, what can the witches, lions and wizards of Oz teach us about allyship and living in community with those in need?
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande attend as Universal Pictures proudly presents the WICKED FOR GOOD US Premiere on November 17, 2025 in New York City.
    UMBC exhibit puts focus on Black leisure during the Jim Crow era
    An exhibit at UMBC, “Picturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation — the automobile and the camera.
    Picnic Group, Highland Beach, Maryland c. 1931, printed 1982. Gelatin silver print.
    Woman reunited with child after ICE apprehends Honduran husband in Highlandtown
    Ronal Ramos-Delcid placed into custody in downtown Baltimore after arrest captured on video.
    A still from a video shared with the Facebook group "Baltimore Highlandtown GDM" showing ICE officers arresting Ronal Ramos-Delcid in the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
    The family history beneath Anne Arundel County’s apology for slavery
    On Nov. 22, Anne Arundel County leaders will formally apologize for the county’s role in enforcing and supporting slavery. The issue is personal for County Executive Steuart Pittman, who grew up and lives on land where people were held in slavery.
    Judge weighs Trump administration’s push to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia
    U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said she would come to a decision “as quickly as I can” on Kilmar Ábrego García’s pending deportation to Liberia.
    CASA holds a rally outside a hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse on Thursday.
    A transgender symbol painted near an Easton school led to hate crime charges
    Sian Radaskiewicz-King pleaded guilty to two property-related misdemeanors and was released after spending more than two months in jail.
    The Talbot County Circuit Court in Easton.
    Judge to hear arguments over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s potential removal to Liberia
    A federal judge will hear arguments over whether to allow Homeland Security to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia or forward his fear of removal claims to an immigration court on Thursday.
    A peaceful protest took place outside of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s hearing at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in October.
    ‘Help, I have a baby!’ ICE struggles with Honduran man before Baltimore arrest
    Videos posted in a Southeast Baltimore social media group Sunday show a group of agents wearing black tactical gear marked “Police” dragging a man along a sidewalk in Highlandtown.
    A still from a video from Baltimore residents as they move to confront apparent immigration agents on a Southeast Baltimore residential street Sunday morning.
    ‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent
    Baltimore activist Clifford “Buzz” Grambo said, after confronting apparent ICE agents in Patterson Park, he was shoved several times.
    A still from a video showing Baltimore resident Clifford “Buzz” Grambo as he confronts apparent immigration agents on a Southeast Baltimore residential street Sunday morning.
    Maryland working to get SNAP back to normal
    The federal government shutdown is over, but it’s going to take some time for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to get back on track.
    FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
    ICE took her husband. She’s fighting to keep the lights on and hope alive.
    Dania Bautista is among Maryland families facing the daunting task of raising kids and covering bills while navigating the immigration system on behalf of their detained loved ones.
    A Bowie man was arrested by ICE in front of his wife, Dania, and their children.
    Moore: Maryland will ensure full SNAP benefits in November
    More than 680,000 Marylanders — nearly 40% of them children — receive SNAP benefits each month to help keep food on the table. The average benefit is $180.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who visited the Anne Arundel County Food Bank last week, said Monday the state will commit enough funding to ensure that SNAP participants receive their full benefits in November.
    ICE is coming! Baltimore’s scooter-riding ‘Paul Revere’ warns immigrants.
    Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.
    Buzz Grambo, otherwise known as the "Paul Revere of Patterson Park, walks his dog just before a storm on October 10, 2025. Grambo will often warn others when ICE is in the area.
    How ‘driving while Black’ persists in Baltimore County
    Black drivers make up most of the traffic stops in Baltimore County, despite being 30% of the population — disparities police have known about for years but have failed to fix.
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