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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a legal brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, seeking to halt U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting what he alleges are unlawful warrantless arrests throughout the state. The filing, submitted as an amicus brief in the case of Guzmán v. DHS, supports a preliminary injunction requested by the plaintiffs to prevent ICE from continuing these practices.
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The lawsuit, brought by individuals including Samuel Guzmán and the organization We Are CASA, asserts that ICE has systematically apprehended individuals in Maryland without the necessary warrants or the required individualized probable cause determinations mandated by federal law. Federal statutes permit warrantless immigration arrests only under specific circumstances: when officers have a reasonable belief that a person is in the United States unlawfully and that this individual is likely to attempt to evade apprehension before a warrant can be secured. The Attorney General’s brief argues that ICE’s alleged pattern of circumventing these legal safeguards has had a detrimental impact on Maryland communities.
According to the brief, ICE has reportedly arrested close to 7,000 individuals in Maryland without a warrant since the beginning of 2025. This figure represents a substantial increase, nearly a 500 percent rise in the weekly rate of such arrests compared to the preceding year. The individuals apprehended in this manner have included U.S. citizens, such as one of the named plaintiffs, Samuel Guzmán, who was born in Annapolis. The Attorney General’s office contends that this approach by ICE has led to a range of negative consequences for the state, including a decline in academic achievement among Hispanic and English-language learner students, a reluctance among immigrants to seek essential medical care due to fear, disruptions to local businesses and the broader economy, and a general erosion of trust in law enforcement. This diminished trust, the brief suggests, can make victims and witnesses less likely to report crimes or cooperate with police investigations.
The Attorney General’s filing advocates for a preliminary injunction that would compel ICE to cease making immigration arrests in Maryland without first establishing probable cause that an individual is likely to flee before a warrant can be obtained. Information on the Attorney General’s federal actions is available on the state’s official website.
Article by Mel Anara, based upon information from the Maryland Attorney General.
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