ICE agents baton protesters during 40-hour Frederick, Maryland neighborhood standoff
Sep 4, 2026·Location: Frederick, MD

Federal ICE agents arrived around 6 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2025, near Stoneybrook Court and Schaffer Drive in Frederick, Maryland's Taskers Chance neighborhood, searching for a man who had fled a vehicle stop. Agents occupied the area for nearly 40 hours, prompting residents to stay inside and skip work, while observers from the Western Maryland Immigrant Rights Collective monitored the scene. On Friday night, when agents ordered the block cleared, a couple dozen residents and observers linked arms and sat down to block a doorway, chanting 'We shall not be moved.' ICE vehicles drove onto a sidewalk, nearly striking City Council Vice President Katie Nash, and agents used batons, grabbed and pushed people, and dragged protesters off a porch, injuring several, some requiring hospitalization. No arrests were made, and it did not appear anyone inside the targeted home was taken into custody. Frederick police who responded did not assist the federal agents. City Council President César Díaz and Vice President Katie Nash said observers were not violent, with Nash stating, 'It's nuts. Now people are just not leaving their houses.' Frederick Mayor Michael O'Connor, Díaz, and the county executive publicly objected to the tactics, and a local representative called for a full investigation into the agents' use of force.
Timeline
Sources
- Calls for investigation after video shows ICE officers using batons on protesters
The Guardian·Sep 12, 2026
- Forty Hours in Taskers Chance: ICE Occupied a Frederick Neighborhood
eyesonice.net·Sep 6, 2026·archived copy
- Frederick ICE Clash: Neighborhood Calms as Warrant Claim Surfaces, No Arrests Confirmed - Maryland Bay News
mdbaynews.com·Sep 7, 2026·archived copy
- https://marylandreporter.com/2025/10/25/freedom-bank-wins-an-award-in-dubai/
marylandreporter.com·Sep 7, 2026
- Violent ICE clash with protesters prompts calls for investigation
WBAL·Sep 8, 2026
- ICE agents violently clash with Frederick protesters after 2-day stakeout
thebanner.com·Sep 5, 2026
- ICE Sends Legal Immigrant to Guantánamo Bay
newrepublic.com·Sep 9, 2026
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