Immigrants

The DHS decision stands to impact approximately 600,000 Venezuelan migrants and their families living in the United States.

CASA is an organizing group created to support immigrant communities in the Washington, D.C./Maryland region and their Policy Director Cathryn Paul joins Midday to discuss the organization's current legislative efforts.

Last week, district leaders announced an investigation into an Overlea High School teacher after posts surfaced on X threatening to identify undocumented students to immigration officials.

A 2023 law made it easier for people without social security numbers to earn their child care licenses, many of them immigrants. Now they fear for their students — and their own safety.

The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act would order the state attorney general to create guidance for restricting ICE access, building on local level preparations.

The state department of education sent guidance to local districts Thursday that align with national protocol recommendations.

“We knew that this was coming,” said Mayor Brandon Scott about Trump’s recent actions during one of his regular Wednesday press conferences. “Folks should have taken the President for his word when he said he was going to do the things that he's doing.”

Maryland is preparing for an influx of immigrants looking for less hostile living conditions than in other less-welcoming states.

Midday host Tom Hall speaks with immigrant community activists on the national and local level to explore immigration concerns going into 2025.

Nearly 20% of the state’s population is foreign born, and about 225,000 people are in the state without authorization.