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The council didn’t take action on Tuesday at the meeting, held in the council’s hearing room before an audience that filled the seats and overflowed into the back aisle — a final vote on the measure has not yet been sche ...

Detained immigrants are a particularly vulnerable group. They are often housed in remote locations and face inhumane treatment in detention facilities. Nationally, only 20.6 percent of detained immigrants have counsel. T ...

The Montgomery County Council’s proposal comes amid a federal government crackdown on illegal immigration. It already has generated opposition by some local residents ahead of Tuesday’s public hearing. ...