BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is asking the Department of Homeland Security for information about how the U.S. is implementing President Donald Trump's order restricting refugees and immigration in the state.
Frosh sent a letter Wednesday, asking for information about lawful permanent U.S. residents with a Maryland address; people with student, travel or work visas, and people in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Frosh wants to know the number of people detained - and if anyone is still detained. He's also seeking information on whether immigration workers are complying with temporary restraining orders issued by several federal judges.
The president's order temporarily closed the U.S. to people from seven majority-Muslim countries and bars Syrian refugees indefinitely. His administration says it's needed to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks.
Virginia
RICHMOND, (AP) - Virginia's Attorney General has filed a motion in federal court seeking details on what happened at Dulles International Airport when President Donald Trump's executive order went into effect.
Mark Herring, a Democrat, said in a statement Wednesday that Virginia wants information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Herring cites reports that that attorneys were denied access to detained individuals in defiance of the court order over the weekend.
He says Virginia has been unable to get any information about compliance with a court order obtained late Saturday barring the removal of lawful permanent residents for seven days.
The motion comes a day after Herring filed a lawsuit against Trump's executive order.
Delaware
Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn said the First State will help out with Washington State's lawsuit against the president's immigration ban.
Denn's office will get pro bono assistance from former state Chief Justice Norman Veasey.
Delaware is currently seeking data about the impact on businesses and other institutions.
