Maryland Governor Vetoes Immigration Bill in Strongly Worded Letter
Hogan ‘steadfast’ in opposition to becoming ‘a sanctuary state’
By Andrew R. Arthur on June 4, 2021
On May 26, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) issued a strongly worded letter vetoing House Bill (HB) 16, the “Dignity Not Detention Act”. He made several good points therein, and struck a blow to protect the residents of his state, but omitted a big point that the bill's sponsors apparently overlooked. Those sponsors may want to talk to their constituents and consider the full effects of that bill before moving forward.
If that legislation sounds familiar, it is because I analyzed it in a May 13 post captioned “Maryland’s ‘Dignity Not Detention Act’ Will Deliver Neither: Localities lose money, alien detainees lose family support, and the public will be less safe”.
Briefly, HB 16 would have prohibited local jurisdictions and the state from entering into and renewing ICE detention agreements, prohibited state and local law enforcement from inquiring into the immigration status of suspected illegal aliens, and limited transfers of state and local criminals to ICE.
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