Public Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on a new city policy aimed at protecting immigrants from discrimination and limiting police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The proposed ordinance would require Baltimore city agencies to adopt safeguards around immigration status data and establish procedures for how the police department interacts with federal immigration officials.
Key Decisions
- Safe Spaces and Communities Ordinance - Immigration Protection Policy Scheduled for public hearing (vote outcome not provided in meeting materials)
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- 26-0144 Baltimore City Policies and Procedures - Safe Spaces and Communities FOR the purpose of prohibiting a covered entity from discriminating against an individual based on actual or perceived immigration status; restricting a covered entity from coordinating with federal immigration officials under certain circumstances; requiring a covered entity to adhere to certain data governance standards; requiring a covered entity to adopt a certain immigration action response plan; establishing policies and procedures for the Baltimore Police Department’s interactions with federal immigration officials; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to a covered entity’s interactions with federal immigration officials.Ordinance
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC