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    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say Trump administration’s actions left ‘stain’ on Constitution

    Ben Finley, Associated Press
    The government has accused Kilmar Abrego Garcia of conspiring to bring undocumented immigrants into the United States.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US to face charges after improper deportation
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged in the United States with transporting undocumented immigrants into the country, nearly three months after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to his native El Salvador.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    Maryland’s Frances Tiafoe reaches French Open quarterfinals in historic run for US men
    Zero men from the United States had made it this far in any year since Andre Agassi in 2003. And Tiafoe has done it without dropping a set.
    Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. celebrates beating Germany's Daniel Altmaier during their fourth round match of the French Tennis Open
    Wes Moore is betting $1 billion on qubits. What the heck is a qubit?
    Economic development is a bit like quantum physics in that it’s hard to make sense of most of the time.
    Quantum particles — quibits — can be in multiple states at once, and linked in pairs that let you determine the state of one anywhere in the world by observing the other.
    Kermit the Frog tells UMD grads to hold each other tight and take leaps of faith
    Kermit appeared behind a podium on a stage lit in green to mark his arrival at the University of Maryland, College Park, graduation.
    Kermit The Frog addresses graduates at the 2025 Commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
    Villains, promises and pageantry — what I learned from 6 Maryland county budgets
    We’re deep into local budget season in Maryland, when decisions are made for spending nearly $28 billion on priorities and problems. Here’s what I learned by listening to hours of budget addresses this spring.
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman waits to be introduced on May 1 for his State of the County address in Annapolis.

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    7 indicted for series of armed robberies targeting bank customers across 5 Maryland counties
    Seven people were indicted Friday for a series of armed robberies that targeted bank customers across multiple Maryland counties, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown. 
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Friday the indictment of seven people who allegedly targeted bank customers in a series of armed robberies that spanned five counties.
    Maryland’s Salvadoran community roiled by Abrego Garcia deportation
    The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has roiled Maryland’s Salvadoran population, which is one of the largest immigrant groups in the state.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Mother (2nd R) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holds a picture of her son and his family during a news conference to discuss his son's arrest and deportation at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference to discuss the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the maximum security prison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, an incident the Trump administration claims as “an administrative error,” but refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
    Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor to close at end of year
    Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie will close after the 2025 operating season on Nov. 2.
    Six Flags America, a theme park located in Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland.
    Is Maryland the answer to DC’s MAGA woes? Jamie Raskin says maybe.
    When Rep. Jamie Raskin said D.C. should become part of Maryland again, I had to ask. That’ll never happen, right? Then I learned about retrocession.
    The Washington Monument is seen on the mall in Washington would be in Maryland if retrocession were ever to happen.
    The Commanders are leaving Prince George’s County. There’s a plan for what’s next.
    The impending move is a loss for Prince George’s County and the state of Maryland, though officials are painting it as not-so-bad.
    Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris, from left, signs a helmet along with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after an announcement about a new home for the NFL football team on the site of the old RFK Stadium, Monday, April 28, 2025, at the National Press Club in Washington.

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    Commanders, District agree to a deal to build at RFK Stadium site
    D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the District and the Commanders reached an agreement to construct a new home for the football team in the city.
    RFK Stadium in 1992.
    Maryland child care centers in federal buildings face an uncertain future
    One Maryland day care's likely closure shows how easily life can be disrupted for families relying on child care in federal buildings.
    Sunny Days, a child care program in Riverdale, has been the near-perfect program for Jessalyn Schwartz's 3-year-old daughter. Sunny Days is expected to be shut down by the federal government in August.
    Linen World survived big-box stores and online retailers — but not Trump
    Business at an Oxon Hill linen store tanked after Trump’s federal layoffs. His tariffs made its future untenable.
    Linen World owner Jason Gaister carries out boxes of unsold inventory to be donated to charity as the family-owned business shuts its doors after 37 years.
    How a former Maryland U.S. attorney became key in Harvard’s legal battle
    Robert Hur is one of the two lawyers defending Harvard University against the Trump administration’s federal funding cuts.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Former Special Counsel Robert Hur returns from a short break to resume his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hur investigated U.S. President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and published a final report with contentious conclusions about Biden’s memory.
    Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
    Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.

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    Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
    Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.
    200,000 people can carry guns in Maryland. Here’s where they are.
    More than 200,000 people have a Maryland permit to carry a handgun — a jump from fewer than 50,000 in 2020.
    Lewis Bracy, a retired federal police officer from Severn, wears his handgun to a protest on Mary 20, 2023. Maryland's 3-year-old handgun license laws have resulted in a fourfold increase of people with carry permits.
    Van Hollen says US faces constitutional crisis as Trump defies courts
    The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Trump administration must facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, in a portrait in Baltimore on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
    Moore’s maglev support angers Marylanders in path of high-speed train: ‘Can’t stop fighting’
    About 100 people packed a stuffy library meeting room in Greenbelt to vent frustration about the Democratic governor's enthusiasm for a maglev train between Washington and Baltimore.
    Susan McCutchen of Bladensburg, who has been fighting maglev for eight years, speaks at a community meeting at the Greenbelt library on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Next to her, from left, are Dels. Anne Healey and Ashanti Martinez and Prince George's County Councilman Eric Olson.
    Bulls hat, loitering, an unnamed informant: Why feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia is gang-connected
    Reasons why the feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, has ties to the MS-13 gang.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
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