Criminal Procedure - Civil Immigration Enforcement - Restrictions
Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a certain law enforcement agent from making a certain inquiry about an individual's immigration status, citizenship status, or place of birth or transferring an individual to federal immigration authorities under certain circumstances; prohibiting, without a warrant, a certain law enforcement agent from transferring or detaining an individual, notifying federal immigration authorities with an individual's location information, or using law enforcement resources to further civil immigration enforcement; etc.
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Testimony (63)
MGA witness listFAV 37FavorableUNF 26Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spielberger, Joseph | ACLU Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaudry, Zainab | CAIR | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Nick | CASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kickenson, Jerry | Congregation Action Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bergmann, Catherine | Doctors for Camp Closure | Position only |
| FAV | Perez, Joe | Hispanic National Law Enforcement Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pena-Melnyk, Joseline | House of Delegates | Position only |
| FAV | Lapp, Cynthia | Hyattsville Mennonite Church | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enagonio, Liz | Indivisible Central Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enagonio, Liz | Indivisible Central Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Hutton, Ellen | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, MD | Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morales, Marice | Morales Law Firm | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cecil, Scott | Mount Rainer City | Position only |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Prince George's County Council, Carrington & Associates on Behalf of | PG County Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ross, Bob | PRINCE GEORGES NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Cuellar, Julieta | Prince George's County Council, District 2 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cuellar, Julieta | Prince Georges County, District 2 | Position only |
| FAV | Syrrakos, Holly | Takoma Park Mobilization | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | The Womens Law Center of MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spengler, Tammy | Unitarian Universalisr Legislative Ministry of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caldiero, Jim | Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duff, Jim | University Christian Church Hyattsville | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | starr, sonya | howard county board of rabbis | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | simon, margie | jews united for justice - JUFJ | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benitez-Perez, Jorge | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rabben, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ditz, toby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | kickenson, jerry | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | kridel, jeremy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | lampel, anita | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | silver, joanna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | stoica, ioanalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | winton, greg | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rendall, Shari | FAIR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Green, David | Frederick County Sheriffs Oiice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sheriiff Darren Popkin, Chief David Morris | MD Police Chiefs/MD Sheriffs' Assoc | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | ennis, ella | Maryland Federation of Republican Women | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Thomas | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Payne, Sue | Project Remembreance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jenkins, Chuck | Sheriiff Frederick County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Payne, Sue | the Rememberance project | Position only |
| UNF | Botwin, Brad | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dorian, Eleni | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Guglis, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harris, Hessie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jurgena, Richard | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mullican, Brigitta | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | ROBESON, LILIANA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Robeson, Liliana | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Root, Daveid | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tu, Cheng | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wolff, Marla | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | adams, scott | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | chester, yvonne | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
ACLU MarylandFAV 1
CAIRFAV 1
CASAFAV 1
FAIRUNF 1
House of DelegatesFAV 1
Morales Law FirmFAV 1
Mount Rainer CityFAV 1
OPDFAV 1
PG County CouncilFAV 1
PRINCE GEORGES NAACPFAV 1
Project RemembreanceUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Womens Law Center of MDRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…