Pro-Illegal Alien Measures Fail in Maryland, Tennessee Legislatures
Published:
Thu, Apr 13th 2017 @ 6:00 pm EDT
Legislation that would have made Maryland a “sanctuary state” and a bill that would have lowered tuition rates for Tennessee illegal aliens failed in their respective state legislatures. The bills were seen as challenges to President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
The Maryland bill (HB 1362), which passed the House of Delegates before being withdrawn in the Senate, would have barred police from honoring ICE detainer requests to keep illegal aliens in custody unless a warrant is obtained. The measure also would have prohibited police from asking about immigration status.
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