Ankle Monitors and Asylum Seekers | Baltimore News

Immigrant mothers in Baltimore, part of Las Madres Unidas en la Lucha, are fighting to have their ankle monitors removed—devices they say hinder job searches and fuel discrimination. After being detained for routine ICE check-ins and later released via habeas corpus, they delivered letters to federal officials demanding monitor removal and ICE facility closure, only to be ignored. Now facing 90 days of surveillance and social stigma, they seek dignity and a path forward. Meanwhile, ICE intensifies enforcement in Maryland and Virginia, recently arresting over 1,300 people—many with criminal records—amplifying fear and tension in immigrant communities. Their struggle for basic rights continues amid rising federal pressure.

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