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  "path": "/2026/02/15/police-leaders-cant-ignore-abusive-immigration-enforcement-any-longer/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T22:42:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Commentary",
    "Immigration",
    "Justice"
  ],
  "textContent": "Increasingly aggressive tactics of federal immigration authorities demand a response from local police and police organizations that champion ethics, transparency and bias-free policing, writes Karl Bickel, who says their silence so far is not neutral.",
  "title": "Police leaders can’t ignore abusive immigration enforcement any longer"
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