February 24th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman testified in Annapolis recently in support of Senate Bill 977, the Maryland Data Privacy Act.  The legislation would require law enforcement and units of State government to deny access to certain databases or facilities for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law. Lierman said 21% of Maryland’s civilian labor force is made up of immigrants that pay taxes…

   

“We want to encourage compliance with our tax laws and one way that we can keep doing that is to make sure we can let our immigrant community members know that their data is safe with us. That unless somebody comes with a warrant issued by a court, we will hold their data safe.”