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🌱 Patch AM: What’s next for the controversial ICE field office planned in Elkridge?

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  • What's next for the controversial ICE field office planned in Elkridge?

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE!.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Immigration detainer filed for 18-year-old accused of striking ICE agent in Maryland (cbsnews.com) — Elkridge residents should know that construction is moving forward on a new ICE field office in town after a federal judge reinstated its permits, despite Howard County's efforts to block it. The case is tied to an 18-year-old Honduran national accused of striking an ICE agent in Columbia, amid ongoing debates over the county's sanctuary policies and ICE's local presence.
   

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  • UMBC defeats Loyola in inaugural Blake Elliott Cup, honoring teen killed in car crash (wmar2news.com)
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