This section covers the development and controversy surrounding Wicomico County's proposed 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Follow the discussions on the lack of transparency, the County Executive's actions, misinformation, confusion, potential costs to taxpayers, impacts on the Sheriff's Department, and community reactions.
287(g) ICE Program
Open Agenda TV: S3 E8 - County Executive Signs 287g Agreement
We discuss the January 23rd press conference at which County Executive Giordano and Sheriff Lewis announced that a 287(g) agreement with ICE had been signed. However, it may be short-lived, as both houses of the Maryland legislature passed bills this...
Open Agenda TV. S2 E71 Caring for Students, Soldiers, and Citizens with Jeff Merritt
County Council Vice President, Jeff Merritt, joins us on the Friday, November 21 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E71). In addition to serving on the county council and running a successful business, Councilman Merritt and his wife Diana, are the founders...
Open Agenda TV S2 E70 What Legal Maneuvers Remain for The County Executive to Work with ICE
Although the County Executive recently stated that she's going to delay entering into a 287(g) agreement until after next year's state legislative session, she may be seeking other means to assist ICE with serving immigration warrants. Former County...
Open Agenda TV: S2 E67 Are We Dunn Yet with Liquor Bills While Ignoring Financial Troubles Ahead?
On the Monday, November 10 installment of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E67), we explore the County Executive's approach to crisis management (or mismanagement). Despite the multiple time-sensitive crises plaguing Wicomico County, the Administration is approaching...
Open Agenda S2 E66: ICE is Melting Beneath the County Executive's Plan to Weaponize Government
It looks like the agreement with ICE has been crushed in Wicomico County. On the Friday, November 7 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E66) you'll see how the County Executive, without prior notice, pulled out of her much publicized and highly controversial...
Open Agenda TV S2 E65 Natural Resources, ICE agreements, and Josh Hastings Keeping it Local
On the November 4 installment of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E65), County Councilman Josh Hastings is our guest. Hastings, current Wicomico County Councilman and a Candidate for Maryland House District 38-B joins the show to talk about some of the major environm...
Open Agenda TV S2 E63 The Liquor Lobby, Shanie Shields, and the Westside
County Councilwoman, Shanie Shields, joins us to discuss her opposition to the recurring liquor bills that the County Executive continues to prioritize. Ms. Shields concerns relate to the proven health and societal issues that result from the prolife...
Open Agenda TV: S2 E62 Caring About our Community ICE Updates with Monica Brooks
The president of the Wicomico NAACP, Monica Brooks, joins us in the studio to discuss the county's impending 287(g) agreement with ICE. We'll show you video of Sheriff Mike Lewis' public statements about 287(g) made at a recent Compensation Commissio...
Open Agenda TV: S2 E60 Zombie Liquor Bills and Increasing Liquor Stores
County Councilman Joe Holloway joins us for the Wednesday, Oct. 22 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E60). The annual legislative breakfast was held on 10/10, which should have been the perfect opportunity for the public to learn about the legislative agend...