[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Edmonston 11-13-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-OR-06. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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No Town official or employee may inquire into an individual's citizenship or immigration status.
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If a Town official or employee learns of an individual's citizenship or immigration status, the official or employee may not act based solely on the individual's citizenship or immigration status.
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No Town official or employee may utilize or allow to be utilized Town resources to support federal civil immigration enforcement operations or activities.
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No official or employee may detain or arrest an individual based solely on known or suspected violations of federal civil immigration law.
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No official or employee may utilize any individual's citizenship or immigration status as an interrogation tool or tactic. No official or employee may communicate to a suspect, detainee, or arrestee that any individual's ability to remain within the United States of America may be in jeopardy. Nothing herein shall be construed as barring an official or employee from providing information regarding an individual concerning their own citizenship or immigration status.
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No official or employee may enter into an agreement under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) or any other federal law that permits state or local governmental entities to enforce federal immigration laws.
No provision in this chapter shall be construed to:
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Prevent the Town of Edmonston Police Department from investigating, detaining, or arresting violators of the criminal law or assisting any law enforcement agency with investigations or arrests relating to criminal activity and suspected criminal activity.
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Authorize the Edmonston Police Department to participate in enforcement of civil detainers or other violations of the civil immigration and nationality laws of the United States of America; or
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Prevent compliance with the provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1373.
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No Town official or employee shall condition the provision of Town benefits, opportunities, or services on a person's citizenship or immigration status unless required to do so by federal law, state law, this code, or court order.
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No official or employee shall condition the provision of Town benefits, opportunities, or services based solely on the ability of the applicant to provide a driver's license or identification card issued by the State of Maryland unless required to do so by federal law, state law, this code, or court order.
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Unless otherwise required by law, the Town shall accept identifications issued by social service organizations as sufficient proof of identification for the purposes of providing Town benefits, opportunities, or services.
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The Town of Edmonston shall not retain information related to an individual's citizenship or immigration status. The Town Administrator shall promptly conduct a review of all applications, questionnaires, and interview forms utilized for the provision of Town benefits, opportunities, or services. Any information sought regarding citizenship or immigration status, other than those required by federal law, state law, this code, or court order, shall be removed.
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No provision in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any official or employee from complying with 8 U.S.C. § 1644.
The Town Administrator shall report to the Mayor and Council the number of requests received by the Town from the federal government regarding any matter covered by this chapter. The report shall be made every six months and include the nature of the request or requests and the nature of any response. The Town Administrator shall respond to a request by the Mayor or a Councilmember regarding a specific incident covered by this chapter within two business days of the request.
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No provision of this chapter shall apply whenever the provision conflicts with federal law, state law, this code, or court order.
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This chapter does not prohibit disclosure of information regarding citizenship or immigration status if the disclosure is:
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Required or authorized by federal law, state law, this code, or court order; or
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Authorized in writing by the subject of the information.
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Nothing herein shall be construed as applying to the Town's requirements for eligibility for employment and/or employee benefits.
The provisions of this chapter shall be construed so as to be effective to the extent that they do not conflict with federal law, state law, this code, or any court order.