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Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders in Md. ramp up immigrant protections

Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, home to more than half of the state’s foreign-born population, are bracing for a possible surge in federal immigration enforcement.

Immigrants and their advocates are alarmed by reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to lease more real estate and potentially send more agents to Maryland.

In recent weeks, local officials have proposed a slew of measures to stymie ICE’s plans.

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‘We got blindsided’: Gymnastics coach blasts Montgomery Co. schools decision to end sport’s program

Starting next school year, girls' gymnastics will no longer be an interscholastic sport in Montgomery County, Maryland. However, one coach is fighting back to keep the sport alive for high school gymnasts. Paula Shaibani, a gymnastics instructor at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and the sport’s director for Montgomery County Public Schools, launched an online petition after the school system’s athletic department elected to end the program. It has already collected over 1,300 signatures as of Friday.
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