Just weeks after ICE slammed Howard County over a rape suspect’s release, federal immigration officials are now meeting privately with County Executive Calvin Ball and council members. The talks follow intense scrutiny of the Liberty Actβ€”Howard’s landmark β€œsanctuary” law voters upheld in 2022. It’s the latest flashpoint in an ongoing federal–local standoff.

Voters upheld the law in 2022, but ICE officials argue it puts public safety and federal funding at risk. County leaders maintain the law doesn’t block federal agents and say ICE hasn’t provided any legal proof to override it.

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