SB 317

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

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.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 (54)

MGA witness list

FAV 44FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Matiella, Maria C.	AIJN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Truong, Hieu	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	Position only
FAV	Lopez, Ericlobbyist	CAIR	Oral
FAV	Guerrero, Lorena	CAIR Coaliition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Ericlobbyist	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeWolfe, Paul	MARYLAND PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kronser, Lori	Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Dornell, Lisa	Retired Immigration Judge	Oral
FAV	Murray, Kerriann	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sell, Jennifer	SURJ3A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Austin	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robson, Letitia	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahrl, Gabriela	University of Maryland School of Law, Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blalock, Isabel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gale, Leanne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katz, Nick	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Madan, Gaurav	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Ashanti	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paul, Cathrynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rochkind, Jonathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Shin, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rendall, Shari	FAIR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tu, Chengbiao	N/A	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Halverson, Laurie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Walton, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Waychoff, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Dolamore, Matthew	Catholic Charities of Baltimore - Esperanza Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jung, Roy	Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lazar, Corey	The Vera Institute of Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

AIJNFAV 1

Baltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityFAV 1

CAIRFAV 1

CAIR CoaliitionFAV 1

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionFAV 1

Catholic Charities of Baltimore - Esperanza CenterFWA 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

FAIRUNF 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police AccountabilityFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MARYLAND PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFWA 1

N/AFAV 1UNF 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFWA 1

Retired Immigration JudgeFAV 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore ChapterFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

SURJ3AFAV 1

The Vera Institute of JusticeFWA 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Law, ClinicFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

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

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

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

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…

FAVPaul, CathrynRegistered for: CASA de Maryland, Inc.