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Tag: DHS

Maryland Democrats Answer DHS With a Lawsuit — While a Small Town Sits on a Records Request Nine Months Overdue

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Republican Del. Ryan Nawrocki told Fox45 two weeks ago that Maryland "will not comply"...

Michael Phillips
July 25, 2026

Maryland Named Twice by DHS — State Signals It Won’t Comply, as Federal Funding and Legal Threats Escalate

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is one of 18 states named in a declassified federal intelligence review alleging...

Michael Phillips
July 19, 2026

A Citizen Child Unlocks Food Benefits for an Undocumented Household — And That’s the Law, Not a Loophole

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A reply to MDBayNews' coverage of Maryland's record 630,000-student SUN Bucks enrollment...

Michael Phillips
July 11, 2026

Maryland Democrats Respond to Baltimore School ICE Arrest — But the Facts They’re Omitting Matter

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When ICE agents detained two people outside a Baltimore elementary school during morning...

Michael Phillips
June 12, 2026

DHS Election Security Official Raises New Questions About America’s Voting Technology

By MDBayNews Staff A new investigative report has ignited debate over the future of voting technology in the United States...

Staff Writer
March 16, 2026

When Media Narrative Collides with Federal Reality: The Baltimore Sun, ICE, and the Immigration Spin War

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s immigration debate just collided head-on with a credibility crisis — and...

Michael Phillips
February 28, 2026

Politics Over Protection: How Annapolis Is Undermining Federal Law Enforcement

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When a state attorney general sues to block federal immigration enforcement, it is no...

Michael Phillips
February 23, 2026

Maryland Democrats Cry Foul, Again, as ICE Eyes Hyattsville—After a Year of Interfering With Enforcement

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats are once again sounding the alarm over immigration enforcement—this time over a...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Washington County Commissioners Back ICE as Tensions Rise Over DHS Facility Near Hagerstown

By MDBayNews Staff WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. — The Washington County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve...

Michael Phillips
February 10, 2026

From Transparency to Pressure Campaigns: Project Salt Box Urges Communities to Block Federal Detention Facilities

By MDBayNews Staff A Maryland-based volunteer group that began by tracking federal immigration activity through public...

Michael Phillips
February 10, 2026

Gov. Wes Moore Moves to Block ICE Detention Facility, Escalating State–Federal Clash

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is signaling a direct confrontation with the federal government over immigration...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

When Public Policy Meets Private Capital: Fundrise, Federal Detention Plans, and Accountability in Maryland

By MdBayNews Staff The recent disclosure that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased a large industrial...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

“Project Salt Box” and the Rise of Citizen ICE Monitoring in Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff A small, fast-growing volunteer group calling itself Project Salt Box is gaining attention in Maryland...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Van Hollen’s Rhetoric Spiral Raises Alarms — and Maryland Republicans Are Noticing

By MDBayNews Staff By any reasonable standard, Senator Chris Van Hollen’s recent communications mark a troubling...

Michael Phillips
January 31, 2026

Raskin’s Latest Broadside: Impeachment Rhetoric, Zero Proof, and a Dangerous Escalation

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin has once again chosen maximalist rhetoric over measured governance—this...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Is Maryland at Risk of Losing Federal Funding Under Trump’s Sanctuary State Crackdown?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Staff Maryland could soon find itself in the crosshairs of a major federal funding fight...

Michael Phillips
January 14, 2026

How the Story Changed: What the Glen Burnie ICE Shooting Reveals About Narrative, Scrutiny, and Accountability

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When federal law enforcement incidents unfold rapidly, early narratives often harden before...

Michael Phillips
January 11, 2026

Tragedy in Curtis Bay: Father’s Guilty Plea in Toddler’s Death Exposes Maryland’s Broken Child Welfare System

BALTIMORE, MD – The guilty plea of Nathan Houck, a 32-year-old Curtis Bay father, in the fentanyl overdose death of his...

Michael Phillips
October 25, 2025

Maryland Admits Nearly 1,000 Foster Children Missing Since 2020 — Most Are Teenage Girls

In a letter released on October 22, 2025, Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed what advocates had long...

Michael Phillips
October 22, 2025

The Loudoun County Baby Strangling Case: When Open Borders Kill the Innocent

On September 17, 2025, tragedy struck Leesburg, Virginia, when police arrested 21-year-old Alvaro Mejia-Ayala for allegedly...

Michael Phillips
September 24, 2025

Maryland Faces Potential Loss of Billions in Federal Funding Following ‘Sanctuary Jurisdiction’ Designation

The Trump administration has designated Maryland as a "sanctuary jurisdiction," placing the state at risk of losing...

Michael Phillips
May 31, 2025

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