ICE aims to convert 16 warehouses, including in Maryland, into detention centers, holding tens of thousands of immigrants nationwide.

We're issuing an urgent alert regarding a deceptive scam targeting individuals seeking legal assistance in Maryland.

Government employees who have been involuntarily furloughed due to the federal shutdown can have evictions paused in Maryland, thanks to a state law passed after the last major funding lapse.

The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.

Several Republican states have recently passed anti-squatting bills that resemble model legislation pushed by the right-wing group ALEC.

Recent news stories may indicate otherwise, but squatting is not an epidemic, writes Antoine Lovell, and it's not a crime: It's a sign of housing inequity that forces people to make desperate choices,...

Rents are falling for the first time in years, but millions of young adults aren’t moving out. Experts say the delay might be costing them.

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During the past month, alleged unauthorized occupants, or squatters, in properties throughout the Baltimore region have repeatedly pointed Spotlight on Maryland to the Instagram account “nayo…

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As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington. The result is a patchwork app...

The early United States suffered from a weak economy and lack of central authority. In 1786, a rebellion almost destroyed the fledgling republic and led to the US Constitution.

"Remigration"—a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations—may soon have a dedicated office following a Trump administration reorganization of the State Department...

The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.

The Connecticut DMV allows owners to get back into towed cars to retrieve items that are essential to their health and welfare. But people have lost work equipment, car seats, important documents and ...

As a growing number of jurisdictions consider adopting RTC—and as researchers seek to analyze the effects of such programs—it is critical to understand their challenges and the keys to their success. ...

Research featuring Carr Center's Erica Chenoweth.    Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed ...