Policing, Crime, and the Communities Caught in the Middle
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Few issues in modern American life generate more heat than policing. Slogans travel...
Tag: rule of law
Black History Month and the American Promise
By Berney Flowers | Guest Commentary Black History Month is not a footnote to American history. It is not an apology or a...
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...
Green Party Ticket Pushes ICE Abolition as Maryland Faces Budget Reality
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers advance legislation to ban local participation in federal immigration enforcement,...
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...
When “Know Your Rights” Becomes Know How to Undermine the Law
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. Sarah Elfreth this week accused the Trump administration of “weaponizing ICE” while...
Maryland’s Redistricting Power Grab Is Playing With Fire
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion Let’s stop pretending this is about fairness. Maryland Democrats are pushing a...
Howard County Revokes Permit for Planned ICE Detention Center, Raising Rule-of-Law and Process Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Howard County officials moved Monday to revoke a building permit for a planned federal immigration...
“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...
Washington ICE Enforcement Remains Elevated: A Test Case for National Immigration Policy
By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — New data shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the...
Baltimore Needs Real Safety, Not Fear-Fueled ICE Watch Networks
By MDBayNews Staff The recent Baltimore Beat article promoting grassroots “ICE watch groups” and resistance strategies...
Baltimore Protest Targeting ICE: Misguided Symbolism, Real-World Consequences
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As of today, activists in Baltimore have either concluded—or are still engaged in—a...
Maryland Democrats Cry “Secret ICE Jail” — But Ignore the Rule of Law
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. April McClain Delaney is sounding the alarm over what she describes as a “covert”...
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...
Restoring Order or Overreaching? Laurel’s Summer Youth Curfew Draws a Line
By Michael Phillips In a move both praised and condemned, the City of Laurel, Maryland, has taken a bold stand against...
Justice Denied: The Impeachment Files (Part 2)
By Michael Phillips “No one elected them. No one regulates them. And yet they sit behind closed doors shaping the justice...
Justice Denied: The Impeachment Files
By Michael Phillips “Equal justice cannot coexist with private galas in our highest court while citizen complaints are...
Baltimore Courthouse ICE Arrest Exposes Tensions Between Law Enforcement and Political Agendas
By Michael Phillips On June 23, 2025, federal law enforcement did its job—and Baltimore officials had a meltdown. Two...
Trump Administration Strikes Back: Lawsuit Targets Entire Maryland Federal Bench Over Deportation Delay
In a bold and unprecedented move, the Trump administration has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the entire federal bench in...