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Federal agents use tear gas on Jan. 24, 2026, to disperse people gathered near the scene where federal agents fatally shot a man while trying to detain him, in Minneapolis. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Jan 27, 2026

Shutdown looms as ICE shootings spawn fight over DHS funding in Congress

A partial government shutdown is possible, with Senate Democrats blocking Homeland Security funding after fatal ICE officer shootings.

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, spoke about her case to reporters Friday during a news conference conducted on Zoom. (The Washington Post)
Jan 20, 2026

Lawyers for MD woman detained 25 days by ICE want case dropped

A Maryland woman was detained by ICE for weeks despite evidence that she is a U.S. citizen, her lawyers say.

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is seen at the airport in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. (USA TODAY Network)
Jan 12, 2026

Department of Homeland Security changes account of ICE shooting in Maryland

The Department of Homeland Security revised its account of an ICE shooting in Glen Burnie after police disputed federal claims about injuries and custody.

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is seen at the airport in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. (USA TODAY Network)
Jan 8, 2026

After 25 days, ICE releases MD woman who says she is a U.S. citizen

ICE released a Maryland woman after 25 days in detention despite evidence she is a U.S. citizen, though deportation remains possible.

The logo of Hilton hotels group is pictured in central Brussels, Belgium August 4, 2017. (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo)
Jan 6, 2026

Hilton drops Minneapolis hotel over cancelled ICE bookings

Hilton removed a Minneapolis-area Hampton Inn from its system after the hotel refused to accept bookings from ICE agents, prompting criticism.

Two Department of Homeland Security vehicles outside of Hyattsville Immigration Court.(Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)
Dec 31, 2025

MD immigrants detained by ICE find themselves far from home

Many immigrants who used to live in Maryland now find themselves in detention centers many miles away, anxiously awaiting their fate.

More than a third of Montgomery County residents are foreign born. (MUST CREDIT: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Dec 29, 2025

A Maryland parking lot becomes a hub of ICE resistance

A parking lot in Maryland has become both a stage for immigration enforcement in the community - and resistance to it.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt on Dec. 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Dec 29, 2025

Hearing set on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted

A federal judge canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is vindictive against him.

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is seen at the airport in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. (USA TODAY Network)
Dec 26, 2025

ICE agents involved in MD shooting that injures two people

Immigration agents were involved in a shooting incident in Maryland that left one man with bullet wounds and another with minor injuries.

The entrance to the U.S. Customs and Immigration Otay Mesa Detention facility is shown in Otay Mesa, California, March 28, 2017. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Dec 17, 2025

Judge says Trump can’t ban lawmakers, including from MD, from surprise visits to ICE facilities

A federal judge rules DHS cannot block unannounced congressional visits to ICE detention centers, citing violations of federal oversight law.

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, a lawyer on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team who specializes in federal immigration cases, is interviewed in Fairfax, Va., Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dec 17, 2025

Lawyer: MD man still hopes for justice after wrongful deportation

A man wrongly deported to El Salvador under Trump immigration policy fights renewed detention as a federal judge orders his release.

A Colombian researcher at the University of Maryland who was on a student visa extension lost her job last summer and had to return home. Here she is hiking in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. (Photo courtesy of the researcher, who asked not to be identified)
Dec 9, 2025

Crackdown on international students continues with threats on F-1 visas

New F-1 visa rules and funding cuts force international students at Maryland universities, to leave, disrupting research and enrollment.