SB 129

Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Social Services - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program administered by the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide access to legal representation for certain covered individuals detained in the United States in certain covered judicial or administrative immigration proceedings where an individual is subject to removal from the United States; and establishing the Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Special Fund to provide funding to implement access to legal representation in immigration proceedings.

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Testimony (113)

MGA witness list

FAV 103FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prom, Sosseh	African Communities Together	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steiner, Nick	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kusakawa, Gisela	Asian Americans Advancing Justice \| AAJC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Ericlobbyist	CAIR	Oral
FAV	Ortega, Lorena	CAIR Coaliition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hofman, Emma	CAIR Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westbrook, Viviana	Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Renta, Natalia	Center for Popular Democracy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wells, Martha	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atlaw, Elon	F.A.I.R- Fans of Asylum and Immigration Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cruz, Jennifer	Fair	Written (PDF)
FAV	Majors, Tiffany	Greater Baltimore Urban League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lovler Tapia, Tiffen	Jews United for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissman, Louise	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zellmer, Charlene Belsom	Maryland Against ICE Detention (MDAID)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seltzer, Deb	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wettstein, Nadine	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Michael	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMartino, Mary Beth	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollock, John	National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanagh, Terry	SEIU Maryland & DC State Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Payne, John	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Silver Spring Justice Coalition, Sanctuary DMV, and Maryland Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albano, Molly	University of Maryland Carey School of Law Chacon Center for Immigrant Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenney, Elizabeth	Vera Institute of Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amaya, Jose	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banos Guevara, Patricia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Becker, Madeline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez-Perez, Jorge	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

African Communities TogetherFAV 1

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Allegany County Republican Women's ClubUNF 1

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJCFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

CAIRFAV 1

CAIR CoaliitionFAV 1

CAIR CoalitionFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)FAV 1

Center for Popular DemocracyFAV 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 2

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

F.A.I.R- Fans of Asylum and Immigration ReformFAV 1

FairFAV 1

FAIRUNF 1

Greater Baltimore Urban LeagueFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 2

Joanna SilverFAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Against ICE Detention (MDAID)FAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

PrivateUNF 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

SEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Silver Spring Justice Coalition, Sanctuary DMV, and Maryland Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

University of Maryland Carey School of Law Chacon Center for Immigrant JusticeFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Vera Institute of JusticeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

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

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Human Trafficking Task ForceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

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 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.

FAVStoica, IoanaRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice