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Only 33 Spanish-speaking officers work for the Baltimore Police Department. Only 3 are women, including Rosa Ramirez.
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Uniformed Baltimore police officer Dorian Martin robbed El Salvadorean immigrant Felix Guevara on Gough Street in Southeast Baltimore.
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The Baltimore Police Department held a community meeting at the Enoch Pratt Library on Broadway Street to apologize for the robberies of suspended officer Dorian Martin.
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Dorian Martin's trial in the robbery of Felix Guevara began in the Maryland Court of Appeals. Judge Clifton Gordy presided over the case.
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Judge Clifton Gordy sentenced Martin to 6 months in prison after a Baltimore jury acquitted the former officer of robbery but convicted him of theft and misconduct in office.
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Officer Rosa Ramirez became the Hispanic Liaison for the southeastern district of the Baltimore police department.
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The Secure Communities Program, which allows the FBI to access finger prints collected by local law enforcement agencies, was implemented in Maryland in Prince George's county.
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Arizona implements its controversial immigration law, which requires local police officers to ask residents for immigration papers. News of the law sparked fear in Hispanic residents all around the country, including many Baltimore residents.
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The 2010 U.S. Census data is released. The data estimates that Hispanics make up 4.2 percent of the city's population, a 128 percent increase from 2000 estimates.
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was elected as Baltimore mayor. The Baltimore City Hispanic Commission presented the issue of immigration and local law enforcement as the number one issue facing her Latino constituents.
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The Secure Communities program, which requires local police departments to share finger print information with the FBI, is implemented in Baltimore city.
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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signed into law an executive order that makes it illegal for Baltimore police officers to inquire about a resident's immigration status.
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Mayor Rawlings-Blake attended a community meeting hosted by Casa de Maryland, the state's largest Latino community organization. She introduced her immigration executive order to a crowd of about 120 Hispanic city residents.
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The Supreme Court hears the case on Arizona's controversial immigration law. The Court is expected to announce its ruling in June. Thousands of protesters demonstrated outside the court building, including a group of Baltimore residents representing Casa de Maryland.