HB 750

Office of the Attorney General - Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: JudiciarySubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that certain individuals have a right to legal representation in certain immigration proceedings; establishing the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator in the Office of the Attorney General to manage services and resources in order to provide all covered individuals with access to certain legal representation; requiring the Coordinator to designate appropriate community groups to provide outreach and education services to individuals and communities impacted by immigration detention; etc.

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Testimony (93)

MGA witness list

FAV 83FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Suzanne	Annapolis Immigration Justice Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miguel-Tanaka, Daishi	Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC	Oral
FAV	Essaheb, Megan	Asian Americans Advancing Justice\|AAJC	Written (PDF)
FAV	So, Agatha	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guerrero, Lorena	CAIR Coaliition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bakst, Eleni	CAIR Coalition	Oral
FAV	Ewing, Hamza	CAIR Office in Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Appelbaum, Adina	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Ericlobbyist	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cubas, Claudia	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition.	Oral
FAV	Gomez Villafranca, Cristobal	Captial Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition	Oral
FAV	Herrera Juarez, Fausto	Captial Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition	Oral
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Colon , Maria	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lowenthal, Justin	Doctors for America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Annobil, Jojo	Immigrant Justice Corps	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lovler Tapia, Tiffen	Jews United for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeWolfe, Paul	MARYLAND PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanagh, Terry	SEIU Maryland & DC State Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Kerriann	SURJ	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holt, Arthur	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Austin	Sanctuary DMV	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Sanctuary DMV and Maryland Against ICE Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Christina	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lazar, Corey	The Vera Institute of Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Maureen	University of Maryland Carey Immigration Clinic	Oral
FAV	Reyes, Vanessa	University of Maryland Carey Law Immigration Clinic	Oral
FAV	Flores, Francisco	University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law - Immigration Clinic	Oral
FAV	Kahrl, Gabriela	University of Maryland School of Law, Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amaya Lazo, Jose	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banos Guevara , Patricia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Beach, Jacqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blank, Pablo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caldiero, Jim	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chan, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Annapolis Immigration Justice NetworkFAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJCFAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice|AAJCFAV 1

Baltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityFAV 1

CAIR CoaliitionFAV 1

CAIR CoalitionFAV 1

CAIR Office in MarylandFAV 1

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionFAV 2

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition.FAV 1

Captial Area Immigrants' Rights CoalitionFAV 2

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Doctors for AmericaFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

FAIRUNF 1

Help Save Maryland.orgUNF 1

Immigrant Justice CorpsFAV 1

Indivisible Central MarylandFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 2

Joanna SilverFAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MARYLAND PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFWA 1

PrivateUNF 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Sanctuary DMV and Maryland Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

SEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilFAV 1

selfUNF 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBAFAV 1

The Vera Institute of JusticeFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

University of Maryland Carey Immigration ClinicFAV 1

University of Maryland Carey Law Immigration ClinicFAV 1

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law - Immigration ClinicFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Law, ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLopez, EricCapital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionRegistered for: Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBARegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…