As people head outdoors for the warmer months, Delaware officials are urging caution against tick bites, warning that the pests remain active year-round and can carry serious illnesses.

Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano is calling on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to veto pending legislation that would ban local agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and dissolve those already in place.

A developmentally disabled immigrant living in Delaware was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while his asylum case was pending, and Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has asked the court for his immediate release, according to his office; his attorney said the detention occurred in Seaford in September.