Attorney General Anthony Brown a national leader in addressing aggressive federal immigration enforcement operations. Guidance to state and local law enforcement represents a model approach for protecting community trust and protecting officers from liability.
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Maryland police leaders face an unprecedented crisis in American law enforcement. Deployment of masked federal agents, and attempted use of National Guard troops for civilian policing represents a threat to professional law enforcement.

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“Community policing faces an uphill battle toward meaningful implementation. The current federal policy environment, with its aggressive enforcement and cuts to community-based programs, signals an institutional retreat from collaborative approaches.”
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“ALICE households experience the very challenges that researchers have consistently identified as crime risk factors”
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“The bright red line between domestic policing and our military is being blurred and represents an existential threat to our freedoms, our democratic values — and our way of life."
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My thoughts on federal troops policing Washington, DC in today's Baltimore Sun.
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"The wearing of masks by ICE agents has had a chilling effect on communities where agents have conducted raids, particularly when naturalized and native-born citizens have been caught up in their net.

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After more than a decade of political acrimony surrounding 287(g), it’s time to put the matter to bed by seeking a compromise that parties on both sides of the argument can live with.

287(g) and the art of the possible | Columns | fredericknewspost.com

"For me, May Day was a day of reflection as I attended a modest size demonstration in Frederick. It was not the first May Day demonstration for me. My first was in May 1971. May 2025 was different for me: I was a protester this time.”
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In the shadow of the Maryland State House at the Theatre in 360° in Annapolis, Eileen and I saw Alabama Story. Eileen’s friend Pam Wilterdink, played the starring role of Emily Wheelock Reed in the true story of a librarian who resisted book banning in a segregationist south in the 1950’s.

Waking up to a 25-degree morning at the farm, what do you do? Start the day in front of a warm fire with a cup of tea, a biscuit and a good book.