287(g) and Gangs: A Tale of Two Counties
By Andrew R. Arthur on October 11, 2017
Andrew R. Arthur is a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Maryland largely consists of two large cities (Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the latter geographically attached, but politically separate), surrounded by a series of bedroom communities, suburbs, and exurbs. Two of Baltimore's suburban counties, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County, each faced a decision on section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which facilitates cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Each took a different path, and that will likely make a big difference as each faces, or is soon to face, the prospect of alien gang incursion.
https://cis.org/Report/287g-and-Gangs-Tale-Two-Counties
