To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from establishing or operating an immigration detention or holding facility in Washington County, Maryland, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: April McClain Delaney (Democratic-MD)February 10, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Bans new immigration detention centers in Washington County, Maryland

This bill would stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from building, running, expanding, or reopening immigration detention centers in Washington County, Maryland. It would also block federal money from being used for such facilities. This means residents of the county would not see new or expanded detention centers there.

What Would Change

Currently, no federal law explicitly prevents the Department of Homeland Security or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from establishing or operating an immigration detention or holding facility in Washington County, Maryland. If this bill becomes law, these agencies would be specifically prohibited from doing so, and federal funds could not be used for such facilities in that county.

Key Provisions

Blocks the Department of Homeland Security and ICE from building or running new immigration detention centers in Washington County, Maryland.
Prevents federal money from being used to establish, operate, expand, or reopen these facilities in Washington County, Maryland.
Lets Washington County residents, the county government, the State of Maryland, or Members of Congress sue to enforce the ban.
Allows a court to issue orders to stop any activity that violates the ban.

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HR 7470 · 119th Congress · February 10, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from establishing or operating an immigration detention or holding facility in Washington County, Maryland, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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