Creating Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
What this bill does
Establishing the Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, subject to the availability of funding, to create a network of neighborhood-based centers providing immigrant services, assist law enforcement in combatting crimes against immigrants, and promote civic and economic participation among immigrant communities; requiring the Director to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 15 each year describing calls received by the Office, the number of immigrants assisted and all other relevant information; etc.
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Testimony (33)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Martin, Suzanne | Annapolis Immigration Justice Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Truong, Hieu | Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity | Position only |
| FAV | Muhammad, Huzzaifa | CAIR Office in Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dolamore, Matthew | Catholic Charities of Baltimore - Esperanza Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Position only |
| FAV | Sugarman, Kate | Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enagonio, Liz | Indivisible Central Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peña-Melnyk, Joseline | MGA Delegate Pena-Melnyk | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Position only |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | The Women's Law Center of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Sweeney, Maureen | University of Maryland Carey Immigration Clinic | Oral |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berger, Zackary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blalock, Isabel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blank, Pablo | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cantu, Hugo E.lobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Desai, Aditya | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Law, Jonathan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shin, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Thakker, Archana | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Rendall, Shari | FAIR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waterman, Diana | MFRW | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tu, Chengbiao | N/A | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McAvoy, Vince | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zeng, Jianning | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |