COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — The Baltimore County Council took swift action Tuesday night to block the construction of an ICE detention center in Hunt Valley.

The emergency session came after the county executive learned the U.S. General Services Administration leased an office space in the county.

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After the session, Councilman Izzy Patoka, D-District 2, introduced legislation that would prohibit law enforcement from wearing face masks in Baltimore County.

“There’s no reason for it. It’s the exact opposite of community policing,” Patoka said. “To me, the masks have one reason alone: It’s to create terror and to create fear.”

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