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The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Jun 25, 2026

Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks at a press conference with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and other House Republicans, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)
Apr 21, 2026

Chavez-DeRemer steps down as US labor secretary amid misconduct probe

U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned as the Labor Department’s inspector general neared the end of an investigation into claims of misconduct.

Protesters rally outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse ahead of a hearing on whether the Trump administration could resume construction on a planned ICE detention facility near Hagerstown
Apr 15, 2026

ICE detention facility in Western MD: Judge orders halt to construction

A federal judge ordered for the Trump administration to halt construction on a proposed ICE detention facility in Western Maryland amid a lawsuit seeking to stop the project.

The Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sign over the entrance to the Federal Center Plaza in Washington, D.C., February 15, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
Mar 27, 2026

FEMA resumes disaster prevention program it canceled last year

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was resuming a disaster prevention program canceled last year and reopening it to funding applications following legal setbacks.

The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bought this warehouse, shown on Jan. 28, 2026, at 16220 Wright Road near Williamsport. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Feb 6, 2026

Moore raises concerns to DHS over planned Hagerstown ICE facility

Gov. Wes Moore raised concerns over Department of Homeland Security plans to build an ICE detention center near Hagerstown.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally held to support him at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Aug 29, 2025

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers worry he can’t get fair trial, request gag order for top US officials

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say they are concerned he can't get a fair trial in his human smuggling case.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographer in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Aug 27, 2025

Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter

Over 180 FEMA staff signed a dissent letter. Some employees were placed on administrative leave after criticizing cuts to disaster response capacity.

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

MD judge blocks ICE from deporting cooperator in MS-13 case — for now

5/8/2026
Gov. Wes Moore says he wants Maryland voters to decide if the state constitution is amended to clarify criteria for congressional redistricting on Aug. 3, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)

2 Wes Moore vetoes overridden by MD General Assembly; 3 maintained

4/8/2026
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Redistricting referendum passes in MD House, Senate

4/8/2026
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USCIS can’t prevent voter registration drives for new citizens, MD judge rules

4/8/2026
Saint Victor AR-15 Rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2022. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo)

Trump administration sues Montgomery County over gun law

4/8/2026

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