🌱 Patch AM: Laurel mother’s disputed ICE detention raises urgent questions about her citizenship

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• Laurel mother’s disputed ICE detention raises urgent questions about her citizenship

Also on today's calendar: Tommy Davidson and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: P.M. icy mix; much colder, with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
• Saturday: Low clouds, temps: high: 40, low: 30.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland mother claiming to be US citizen is detained by ICE despite citizenship documentation (dcnewsnow.com) — A 22-year-old Laurel mother remains in ICE custody as her attorneys insist she was born in Maryland and have provided documents they say prove her U.S. citizenship. Federal officials dispute those records and moved her between facilities, while a judge has temporarily blocked her removal from the country during ongoing legal proceedings.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laurel

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Tommy Davidson
  Baltimore Comedy Factory, 5625 O'Donnell St, Baltimore
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Kwanzaa Celebration 2025
  Laurel, MD Calendar , 204 Fort Meade Road , Laurel
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Tommy Davidson
  Baltimore Comedy Factory , 5625 O'Donnell St , Baltimore
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Adjusted Collection for the New Year Holiday
  Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
  8:00 am

Saturday January 3

• GW Univ Textile Museum, DC
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  10:30 am

Sunday January 4

• ICE! Holiday Event at Gaylord National, MD
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  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
  Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Friday, 11:00am
  The Gardens Ice House , 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl , Laurel
  11:00 am
• Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library - In-person
  Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
  11:00 am
• Friday, 11:30am
  The Gardens Ice House , 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl , Laurel
  11:30 am
• Wine & Bine HAPPY HOUR
  Savage Mill , 8600 Foundry St , Savage
  3:00 pm
• WWE Live Holiday Tour
  CFG Bank Arena , 201 W Baltimore St , Baltimore
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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