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Immigration Consequences of Maryland Offenses
This chart identifies the categories of immigration consequences that can arise from criminal convictions under Maryland law. It was written principally by Maureen A. Sweeney of the Chacón Center for Immigrant Justice at Maryland Carey Law. The current update was developed in collaboration with Faiza Chappell and Leslye E. Orloff, NIWAP, American University, Washington College of…
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HB23 Maryland Driver Privacy Act Full Bill & History
Maryland Driver’s License Privacy Act – bill governs obtaining and use of biometric information from a driver’s license and bars Maryland law enforcement and other officials from providing information to and cooperating in federal immigration enforcement. For information only- this bill was vetoed and never became law, but would have gone into effect October 1,…
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Guardado v. State (Md. Oct. 14, 2015)
This case is related to the State court decisions that is addressing defense counsel’s use of lack of immigration status and/or pursuing immigration relief during cross-examination. In this case, the court found that the trial judge properly limited the scope of the cross-examination of the victim about her immigration status where the “defense offered no…
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Gonzalez v. State (Md. May 29, 2024)
This case is about whether a trial court erred in precluding counsel for Gonzalez from cross-examining a witness who was the victim of an alleged assault about the witness’s application for a U-visa. This court ruled that Gonzalez’s counsel established an adequate factual foundation to ask such questions to uncover whether the witness had an…
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Foreign-Born and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Populations Five Maryland Counties
This tool includes a breakdown of five Marlyand counties’ demographics updated on June 9, 2020. The five counties include: Montgomery, Prince George’s, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties in Maryland. This tool includes 3 charts: one of the citizens vs. noncitizens in MD, a breakdown of most common LEP languages in MD, and the demographics…
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Flyer Frederick County Training Best Practices for Responding to, Investigating, and Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Flyer for training for law enforcement and prosecutors on U and T visa certification, language access and best practices for working with immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence.
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project