Maryland Lawmakers Rebuke High School Valedictorian’s ICE Detention

A Parkdale High School valedictorian in Prince George’s County, now studying at the University of Maryland on a full scholarship, and her mother were detained on November 5 at an ICE check-in in Baltimore and moved to a facility in Louisiana, according to County Executive Aisha Braveboy, who called for their immediate release. DHS says the daughter entered illegally and was arrested in Texas in 2016, and that both received a final removal order in February 2021 and will remain in custody pending removal. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he would seek answers, and Rep. Glenn Ivey said he is trying to get them moved closer to Washington.