2025 in Maryland

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Maryland .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Wes Moore (D)

Events

• January 5 – Maryland is impacted by the January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard. ^[1]
• March 12 – Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Three days later, he is illegally ^[2] deported to El Salvador and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). ^[3]
• April 10 – The Supreme Court unanimously rules Abrego Garcia was illegally deported and requires. the U.S. to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's release. Despite this, both President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele refuse to release Abrego Garcia. ^[4]
• May 1 – Six Flags announces that Six Flags America in Bowie will be closing at the end of the 2025 season. ^[5]
• May 17 – Journalism wins the 2025 Preakness Stakes, held in Baltimore. ^[6]
• June 3 – 2025 Prince George's County executive special election ^[7]
• June 5 – Over 2,000 gallons of oil are spilled into the Baltimore Harbor from a pipeline at Johns Hopkins Hospital. ^[8]
• June 6 – Abrego Garcia is returned to the United States and charged with unlawful transportation of illegal aliens in the United States. ^[9]
• July 30 – Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: The city of Baltimore, begins demolition on the last pieces of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after its collapse in 2024. Its replacement is expected to open in 2028. ^[10]
• August 10 – Six people, including four children, are killed in a house fire in Waldorf. ^[11]
• August 22 – The FBI raids the Bethesda home of former national security advisor John Bolton. ^[12]

Scheduled

• November 5 – 2025 Annapolis mayoral election ^[13]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. "Gov. Wes Moore declares State of Preparedness for Maryland snowstorm starting January 5". WBFF. January 4, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
2. Gregorian, Dareh; Doyle, Katherine; Hurley, Lawrence (April 15, 2025). "El Salvador's president says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S." NBC News . Retrieved April 16, 2025. 'The United States acknowledges that Abrego Garcia was subject to a withholding order forbidding his removal to El Salvador, and that the removal to El Salvador was therefore illegal,' the high court found.
3. Mangan, Dan (April 10, 2025). "Supreme Court rules U.S. must facilitate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador". CNBC . Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
4. Kim, Seung Min; Alemán, Marcos (April 14, 2025). "El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US". AP News . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
5. "Six Flags America in Prince George's County to permanently shut down later this year". WJLA. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
6. "Furious finish lifts Journalism to Preakness win". ESPN. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
7. "View Filed Reports". campaignfinance.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
8. Haworth, Jon (June 5, 2025). "At least 2,000 gallons of oil spilled in Baltimore Harbor as cleanup efforts under way". ABC News. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
9. Rabinowitz, Hannah; Cole, Devan; Polantz, Katelyn; Perez, Evan (June 6, 2025). "Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been returned to the United States to face criminal charges". CNN. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
10. "Demolition begins on last pieces of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge". Associated Press . July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
11. Minore, Lauren; Hoffman, Riley (August 10, 2025). "4 kids, 2 adults dead after a house fire in southern Maryland". ABC News. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
12. Mangan, Dan (August 22, 2025). "FBI raids home of John Bolton, former Trump national security advisor". CNBC. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
13. "The last Annapolis Republican mayor says candidates should focus on local issues, crime to succeed". Capital Gazette. August 19, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.