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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Fear of immigration enforcement hits Maryland child care providers

Bri Hatch

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 Baltimore Banner

Baltimore sues Trump administration over DEI program cuts

Madeleine O'Neill

Baltimore receives hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grant money. The city is suing President Donald Trump.

Maryland advocates are pushing lawmakers to pass a bill protecting places like schools and hospitals from immigration raids. Photo by Bri Hatch/WYPR.

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Maryland immigration advocates push for ‘critical’ bill protecting schools and hospitals from raids

Bri Hatch

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

Congressman Steny Hoyer speaks to reporters on January 29, 2025 about the White House’s Office of Management and Budget rescinding an order to freeze nearly all federal grants and loans. Photo by Rachel Baye/WYPR.

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Maryland leaders grapple with confusion over federal funding freeze

Rachel Baye

The White House rescinded its order freezing funds Wednesday.

FILE - The Social Security Administration's main campus is seen on Jan. 11, 2013, in Woodlawn, Md. A growing number of older adults are in debt in retirement, according to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve. Supplementing retirement savings and Social Security benefits with part-time earnings can make your money go further and help you pay off remaining debt. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Maryland Democrats blast Trump over deferred resignations plan to cut federal workforce

John Lee

They warn services are threatened.

Maryland is beginning the process of re-enrolling all 1.8 million Medicaid beneficiaries. Organizations like Health Care for the Homeless help patients through the process of reenrolling in Medicaid, which can include creating email addresses, locating necessary paperwork to enroll and selecting insurance. (Julia Reihs for The Baltimore Banner)

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Maryland Health Department says federal Medicaid portal is working, but there are concerns

Scott Maucione

The federal site went down as the Trump administration announced a freeze on federal grant funding.

Commuter traffic on North Capitol Street heading towards the US Capitol Building in Washington resumes to its normal volume, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The bill to reopen the government late Monday, was signed by President Donald Trump, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Maryland federal workers fear long commutes, expenses with Trump telework order

Scott Maucione

The Trump administration wants federal workers in D.C. five days a week.

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Counting For 2020 Census Ends Oct. 15

Sarah Y. Kim

October 15 is the last day to respond to the 2020 Census. But just over half of Baltimore households have responded. Susan Licate, a Census Bureau media…