"Across the country, Democrats have been grappling with how to respond to ramped up immigration enforcement that they say has terrorized communities and is often carried out by agents wearing masks. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), for example, signed a law banning masked agents; the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block it. Boafoâs legislation would specifically ban ICE enforcement agents hired after Trumpâs inauguration on Jan. 20 of last year from holding jobs in state law enforcement. He conceived it after The Washington Post reported on the Trump administrationâs planned $100 million âwartime recruitmentâ strategy, he said. The push to attract thousands of new agents targets military enthusiasts and people interested in gun culture, using rhetoric that emphasizes messages such as âdestroy the floodâ and âthe enemies are at the gates.â âThese are the type of folks that were recruited, quite literally, to just wreak havoc,â Boafo said. He noted federal experience is often a gateway to other jobs, and eventually the immigration enforcement surge will end, potentially flooding the law enforcement job market in the D.C.-area with former agents. âI donât want them a part of Marylandâs police force. So this is not just about the moment now right? Itâs also about in the future,â he said."
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