Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Immigration Enforcement Agreements

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 675
E4 6lr1927

By: Delegates Arikan, Adams, Anderson, Chisholm, Fisher, Kipke, Reilly, and
Szeliga
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2026
Assigned to: Judiciary

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Safety – Immigration Enforcement – Immigration Enforcement 2
Agreements 3

FOR the purpose of requiring certain local law enforcement agencies in the State to enter 4
into a certain immigration enforcement agreement; establishing certain penalties for 5
local law enforcement agencies that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act; 6
and generally relating to immigration enforcement. 7

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Public Safety 9
Section 1–101(a) and (b) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

BY adding to 13
Article – Public Safety 14
Section 3–535 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 17

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19

Article – Public Safety 20

1–101. 21

(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated. 22

(b) “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City. 23
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3–535. 1

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
INDICATED. 3

(2) “IMMIGRATION ENFORCEME NT AGREEMENT ” MEANS AN 4
AGREEMENT OR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERS TANDING WITH THE FED ERAL 5
GOVERNMENT MADE IN A CCORDANCE WITH 8 U.S.C. § 1357 THAT AUTHORIZES A 6
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE STATE TO ENFORCE CIVIL IMMIGRATION 7
LAW USING THE JAIL ENFORCEMENT MODEL. 8

(3) “LOCAL L AW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY” MEANS THE POLICE 9
DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR FORCE OF A COUNTY. 10

(4) “OFFICE” MEANS THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME 11
PREVENTION AND POLICY. 12

(B) THE OFFICE SHALL BE RESPO NSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE 13
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 14

(C) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAP H (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 15
ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, EACH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT 16
OPERATES A CORRECTIO NAL FACILITY SHALL ENTER INTO A N IMMIGRATION 17
ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT. 18

(2) (I) A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY MAY APPLY F OR A 19
ONE–TIME WAIVER FROM THE OFFICE IN ORDER TO DELAY THE DATE BY WHICH THE 20
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY MUST ENTER INTO AN IMMIGRATION 21
ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT. 22

(II) THE OFFICE MAY GRANT A ONE–TIME WAIVER TO A LOCAL 23
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY TO DELAY THE DATE BY WHICH TH E L OCAL L AW 24
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY M UST ENTER INTO AN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEM ENT 25
AGREEMENT. 26

(III) A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY THAT OBTAINS A 27
WAIVER UNDER THIS PA RAGRAPH SHALL ENTER INTO AN IMMIGRATION 28
ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027. 29

(D) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2027, A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 30
THAT OPERATES A CORR ECTIONAL FACILITY TH AT HAS NOT MET THE 31
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L, IF REQUESTED BY 32
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FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES: 1

(I) DETAIN AN INDIVIDUAL FOR UP TO 48 HOURS IN ORDER TO 2
FACILITATE THE TRANS FER OF THE INDIVIDUA L TO FEDERAL IMMIGRA TION 3
AUTHORITIES; AND 4

(II) TRANSFER AN INDIVIDU AL TO FEDERAL IMMIGR ATION 5
AUTHORITIES. 6

(2) IF A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY THAT OPERATES A 7
CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y VIOLATES THIS SUBSECTION BY RELEASING AN 8
INDIVIDUAL AND THE INDIVIDUAL IS LATER DETAINED OR ARRESTED BY ANOTHER 9
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY OF TH E STATE, ANOTHER STATE, OR THE FEDERAL 10
GOVERNMENT WITHIN 5 YEARS OF BEING RELEA SED BY THE LOCAL LAW 11
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT RELEASED 12
THE INDIVIDUAL IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: 13

(I) ANY HOUSING COSTS ASSOCI ATED WITH DETAINING THE 14
INDIVIDUAL; AND 15

(II) ANY COURT COSTS ASSOCIAT ED WITH ANY CRIMINAL 16
PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE INDIVIDUAL. 17

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
October 1, 2026. 19