Maryland Freedom Caucus slams calls to bring illegal immigrant back to state

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus on Tuesday slammed calls for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland. Garcia is a 29-year-old from El Salvador who was deported in March.  His case has prompted a legal showdown over immigration policy in the United States. The Supreme Court has ruled that Garcia was wrongly deported and that the Trump administration should […]

Harford County Sheriff applauds continuance of federal public safety partnerships with ICE, CASA slams decision

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler on Tuesday thanked “Maryland Sheriffs and the residents of Maryland who made their voices heard loud and clear to save the 287(g) public safety partnership programs in Maryland.” House Bill 1222, introduced by Del. Nicole Williams (D-Prince George’s), would have prohibited local law enforcement agencies from entering into agreements with federal immigration officials such […]

ICE arrests Guatemalan alien convicted of attempted murder in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant convicted of attempted murder was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Cumberland, Maryland, on March 31, according to a press release. Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, 37, a Guatemalan national, was transferred to ICE custody from the Western Correctional Facility. Ceron was convicted of attempted first-degree murder in Howard County in 2012. He will remain […]

ICE apprehends illegal alien with ties to Nicaraguan massacre and Mexican drug cartel in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant from Nicaragua who admitted to massacring 20 people while serving in the Nicaraguan army in the 1990s was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Javier Zeledon Reyes, 56, was arrested by ICE in Hyattsville on March 6 after he confessed to the killings during immigration proceedings. He had […]

Baltimore woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for operating sex trafficking ring across Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore woman has been sentenced to prison for running a sex trafficking ring that operated across the state of Maryland. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the sentencing of Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, as a result of a multi-agency, two-year investigation was led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit. On November 18, 2024, Leach pleaded […]

Uzbekistani man convicted of sex offense arrested by ICE in Baltimore County

BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested an Uzbekistani native convicted of fourth-degree sex offense in Owings Mills on February 4, 2025. Islom Gaziev, 65, had been convicted of fourth-degree sex offense in Carroll County in 2024.  He entered the United States legally in October 2015 via John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. He later violated […]

MS-13 gang member with weapons conviction arrested in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—An MS-13 gang member convicted of possessing a loaded handgun was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. German Ronal Del Cid Carranza, 33, was taken into custody by ICE in Silver Spring on February 4, 2025 after he was arrested by Prince George’s County Police in Sept. 2022. Del Cid was convicted […]

ICE Baltimore arrests undocumented Guatemalan with deadly weapons charges in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—An undocumented Guatemalan national with criminal charges was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Feb. 1, after being released from the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections. Gener Pop-Cuz, 20, was initially arrested by the Laurel Police Department on Feb. 1 for possession of a loaded handgun, illegal possession of ammunition, possession of a firearm, and […]