哈福德县警长杰弗里·加勒尔带领该州17个县提起诉讼，要求废除州长韦斯·摩尔签署的《社区信任法案》
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起诉马里兰州的警长称庇护法无视9/11教训：“这是彻头彻尾的愚蠢”
起诉马里兰州的警长称庇护法无视9/11教训：“这是彻头彻尾的愚蠢”
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作为马里兰州24个县中17个县的代表，一名警长正在起诉挑战安纳波利斯的庇护城市政策，他在国会作证时表示，在美国即将纪念9·11恐怖袭击25周年之际，2001年9月11日袭击事件留下的教训正被人们遗忘。
哈福德县警长杰弗里·加勒尔——该县当地女性蕾切尔·莫林和凯拉·汉密尔顿分别于2023年和2022年被非法移民杀害——正牵头提起诉讼，并呼应了人们对地方与联邦执法部门之间合作与沟通受到强制限制所带来后果的担忧。
“不幸的是，过去八年左右安纳波利斯州议会通过的诸多法案都敲响了警钟。但在9·11之后的时代通过立法——我们在9·11事件中认识到，我们需要与所有联邦伙伴开展沟通以保障社区安全，”当众议员布兰登·吉尔（德克萨斯州共和党籍）问及他为何称马里兰州的庇护法“有利于罪犯”时，加勒尔如此说道。
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哈福德县警长杰弗里·加勒尔出席众议院司法委员会小组听证会。（亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
“然而，我们州却通过立法宣称，我们不能与这个或那个执法部门沟通，”加勒尔补充道，“这是彻头彻尾的愚蠢。”
加勒尔还对议员们表示，马里兰州的法律已经改变了他的副手们在联邦移民当局想要拘留一名即将从当地看守所释放的人员时可以采取的行动。他说，这些限制可能要求副手们释放他们认为可能构成危险的人员，而不是将他们移交给联邦当局。
记录显示：庇护县拒绝了615份移民海关执法局的移交请求，仅移交了11名非法移民
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坐在加勒尔身后的是此次起诉摩尔政府诉讼中的其他原告警长。
州长韦斯·摩尔目前正与前马里兰州州议员、弗雷德里克郡共和党人丹·考克斯进行州长连任竞选，他于今年早些时候签署了马里兰州的287(g)协议禁令，同时让一项范围更广的法案在未签署的情况下自动生效。
州参议员克拉伦斯·拉姆（来自埃尔克里奇的民主党人）起草了这项被称为《社区信任法案》的法案，该法案禁止“州代理人”、执法人员和惩教官员询问移民身份、拘留嫌疑人以调查其公民身份或移民身份，或因警方认为其违反了民事移民法而拘留他们。
这项新法律还禁止执法人员通知联邦移民当局某名被拘留者在其监管之下，除非有法院命令要求这样做，而非仅依据移民海关执法局的拘留令。
加勒尔表示，遵守拘留令并不会给他的工作带来负担，这与民主党人的观点相悖——民主党人曾考虑过与移民海关执法局合作会剥夺地方社区资源的说法。
国土安全部抨击弗吉尼亚州的“庇护灾难”，此前一名非法移民被指控犯下严重罪行后获释：“变态狂”
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当被吉尔问及，对于犯下轻罪的非法移民，是否应当将其驱逐出境，而非仅在涉及更严重罪行时才加强执法时，他给出了肯定的答复。
“我百分之百是这么认为的，”加勒尔说道。
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据海洋城的美国国家公共广播电台附属机构报道，摩尔曾表示，《社区信任法案》将执法工作重心放在减少犯罪上，这推进了重要目标，同时他称相关后勤问题应当通过行政行动或在2027年立法会议期间解决。
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与此同时，加勒尔和其他起诉该州的警长辩称，《社区信任法案》阻止他们在联邦移民当局追捕的人员相关案件中追求这些目标。
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Sheriff suing Maryland says sanctuary laws ignore lessons of 9/11: ‘Stupidity at its best’
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler leads 17 counties in a lawsuit to undo the Community Trust Act under Gov. Wes Moore
September 2, 2026 4:54pm EDT / Fox News
Sheriff suing Maryland says sanctuary laws ignore lessons of 9/11: ‘Stupidity at its best’
Sheriff suing Maryland says sanctuary laws ignore lessons of 9/11: ‘Stupidity at its best’
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A Maryland sheriff leading 17 of the Old Line State’s 24 counties in a lawsuit challenging Annapolis’ sanctuary city policy told Congress the lessons of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks are being forgotten as the nation prepares to mark the 25th anniversary.
Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler of Harford County — where local women Rachel Morin and Kayla Hamilton were murdered by illegal immigrants in 2023 and 2022, respectively — is leading the suit and echoed concerns about the consequences of mandated limits on cooperation and communication between local and federal law enforcement.
“There’s just many things that [Annapolis’] legislature has done over the past eight years or so, unfortunately, rang into that bell. But when you pass legislation in a world post-9/11 – in 9/11 we learned that we need to communicate with … all federal partners to keep our community safe,” Gahler said when questioned by Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, as to why he called Maryland’s sanctuary laws as “pro-criminal.”
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Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler is shown during a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“Yet, we in our state see fit to pass legislation to say we can’t communicate with this law enforcement or that law enforcement,” Gahler added. “It’s stupidity at its best.”
Gahler also told lawmakers that Maryland’s law has changed what his deputies can do when federal immigration authorities want to take custody of someone being released from local detention. He said the restrictions can require deputies to release people they believe could pose a danger rather than hold them for federal authorities.
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Seated behind Gahler were several of the other plaintiff-sheriffs in the suit against the Moore administration.
Gov. Wes Moore, who is locked in a gubernatorial rematch with former Del. Dan Cox, R-Frederick, signed Maryland’s ban on 287(g) agreements earlier this year while allowing a broader bill to become law without his signature.
State Sen. Clarence Lam, D-Elkridge, authored the bill, called the Community Trust Act, which prohibits “Agents of State,” law enforcement and corrections officials from questioning immigration status, detaining suspects to investigate citizenship or immigration status, or detaining them because police believe they committed a civil immigration violation.
The new law also bans law enforcement from notifying federal immigration authorities that a detainee is in their custody unless required by a court order, rather than just an ICE detainer.
Gahler said it is not a burden on his job to honor detainers, contrary to Democrats who have considered whether working with ICE takes away resources from local communities.
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He answered in the affirmative when asked by Gill whether illegal immigrants who become “petty criminals” should be removed rather than limiting enforcement to cases involving more serious crimes.
“That’s 100% what I believe,” Gahler said.
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Moore has said the Community Trust Act advances important goals by keeping law enforcement focused on crime reduction, according to Ocean City’s NPR affiliate, while citing logistical concerns that should be addressed through executive action or during the 2027 legislative session.
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Meanwhile, Gahler and the other sheriffs suing the state argue the Community Trust Act prevents them from pursuing those goals in cases involving people sought by federal immigration authorities.
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