,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aj1       
#bjbf,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security1 including ,u4,s4
 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1
 from establishing or operating an      
immigration detention or holding        
facility in ,washington ,county1        
,maryland1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,keep ,,ice ,out of ,washington     
,county1 ,maryland ,act4  #b4 ,findings 
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,immigration detention and holding      
facilities have significant and lasting 

impacts on surrounding communities1     
including effects on public health1     
housing1 infrastructure1 and local      
services4  7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and 
,customs ,enforcement has detained      
thousands of citizens and noncitizens   
without regard for due process or the   
rule of law1 undermining key            
constitutional protections afforded to  
all people1 regardless of status4  7#c7 
,detention conditions in ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
facilities across the country are       
inhumane and fall far short of our      
values as ,americans4  7#d7 ,detained   
noncitizens are routinely denied medical
 care1 access to counsel1 and family    
visitation while in ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement custody4  7#e7    
,land-use planning and community        
development are traditionally matters of
 local concern1 and ,federal actions    
should respect community input and local
 priorities4  7#f7 ,residents and local 
officials in historic ,washington       

,county1 ,maryland1 have raised         
substantial concerns regarding the      
siting of a ,federal immigration        
detention or holding facility in their  
community4  7#g7 ,congress has authority
 to condition and prohibit the use of   
,federal funds and facilities4  #c4     
,prohibition on certain detention and   
holding facilities in ,washington       
,county1 ,maryland  7a7 ,prohibition    
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 no covered      
agency may-- 7,a7 establish a detention 
or holding facility in ,washington      
,county1 ,maryland2 or  7,b7 operate1   
expand1 or reopen any detention or      
holding facility in ,washington ,county4
  7#b7 ,use of funds prohibited ,no     
funds appropriated or otherwise made    
available to any covered agency may be  
obligated or expended for any purpose   
described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,enforcement  7#a7 ,judicial review ,any
 resident of ,washington ,county1       
,maryland1 the government of            

,washington1 ,county1 a ,member of      
,congress1 or the ,state of ,maryland   
shall have standing to bring an action  
in the ,united ,states ,district ,court 
for the ,district of ,maryland to       
enforce this section4  7#b7 ,relief ,in 
any action brought under paragraph 7#a71
 the court may grant declaratory and    
injunctive relief1 including an order   
prohibiting any activity in violation of
 this section4  7c7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,covered agency ,the 
term covered agency means the           
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
any of its components1 including ,u4,s4 
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 
7#b7 ,detention or holding facility ,the
 term detention or holding facility     
means any facility used primarily for   
the civil detention or holding of       
noncitizens1 including facilities       
operated directly by the ,federal       
,government or through contracts1       
intergovernmental service agreements1 or
 private entities4