Rep. Harris In Agreement With DOJ Lawsuit

Maryland Congressman Andy Harris is in agreement with the lawsuit filed against the State of Maryland last week, challenging the Community Trust Act. The Act prevents law enforcement from communicating with immigrations officials over illegal immigrants they may have in custody. Harris spoke with WBAL, saying the law does not make citizens safer…

“The inability of the federal immigration agent to seize a person in a jail who have detainers or have deportation orders against them – why in the world wouldn’t you hand them over to federal agents instead of sending them back into the communities from which they were arrested for crime?”