Two immigrant children currently detained in Connecticut are being reunited with their parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, a federal prosecutor said Monday.
Clarice Silber
Clarice Silber was a General Assignment Reporter at CT Mirror. She formerly worked for The Associated Press in Phoenix as a legislative and general assignment reporter. In 2016, she conducted extensive interviews and research in Portuguese and Spanish for the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team at McClatchy, which was the only U.S. newspaper to gain initial access to the Panama Papers. She is a Rio de Janeiro native and graduated from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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Federal judge declares separation of children from parents at border unconstitutional
A federal judge has ordered the government to bring the parents of two immigrant children currently being held in Connecticut to a court hearing in Bridgeport next week, arguing their separation at the U.S. border was unconstitutional.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Lamont and Ganim jab and parry in their first debate
NEW HAVEN — Democrats Ned Lamont and Joe Ganim went head to head for the first time Thursday in a debate of jabs and bravado infused with talking points on who would be a better candidate for governor of Connecticut.
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Federal judge delays decision on reuniting children with parents in immigration case
The hearing for the two children took place in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Bridgeport before a full courtroom including immigrant rights protesters and activists. The father and mother of the two plaintiffs watched the hearing in blue jumpsuits via teleconference from a cinderblock room in a detention facility in Texas.
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New prison unit opens to help young female inmates
On Monday, inmates were joined by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Correction Commissioner Scott Semple, and a host of state officials and criminal justice advocates in a dimly lit gymnasium on the grounds of the women’s prison to mark the opening of the W.O.R.T.H. program. Malloy said the unit would help one of the system’s most vulnerable populations through counseling, education and mentorship.
Posted inHealth
Pregnant teen’s death came one day before planned discharge
A pregnant teenager died in a suicide by asphyxiation at Connecticut’s psychiatric hospital for children just one day before she was supposed to be discharged and sent to a foster home, according to state Department of Children and Families officials on Tuesday.
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Abolish ICE protest sparks arrests, not all Democrats embrace movement
Hundreds of protesters converged in Hartford on Monday to rally against President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, resulting in the arrests of 35 people who blocked the entrance to a federal building.
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CT Dems seek political boost from Supreme Court fight
WASHINGTON – The prospect of a bruising battle over a Supreme Court nominee will permeate many political campaigns this year, including some in Connecticut, where Democrats are using the prospect of another Trump-appointed justice as an issue that will help them organize and raise money.
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NAACP sues CT over inmate count practice for legislative districts
The lawsuit filed in federal court in New Haven alleges the state’s legislative redistricting plan equates to “prison gerrymandering,” a practice that counts those incarcerated as residing in the areas they are imprisoned rather than where they originally came from.
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Connecticut launches campaign to end new HIV infections
The new Connecticut Department of Public Health campaign, dubbed ‘Getting to Zero,’ will attempt to dissipate new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths, and stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Posted inEducation, Money
UConn trustees act to avert another tuition hike — for now
While adopting a new budget that maintains the existing tuition schedule, University of Connecticut officials nonetheless expressed concerns Wednesday that declining state aid could soon be taking a toll on class sizes, academic aid and support services.
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Democrats sustain Malloy’s vetoes, frustrating Republican leaders
The General Assembly sustained all seven vetoes Monday that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy issued following this year’s legislative session.
Posted inEducation
Regents approve plan to consolidate community colleges in 2023
The governing board of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges voted Thursday to move forward with implementing a new plan to merge the schools into a single accredited institution — but this time in five years.
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Opposition softens toward revised community college merger
As the governing board of the state’s 12 community colleges meets on Thursday to vote on a revised version of a plan intended to merge the schools into a single accredited institution, some faculty and former officials remain opposed — while slightly softening their disapproval.
Posted inTransportation
Hartford line hoopla ends, and new commuting era begins
Bronx resident Thomas Rome would regularly crisscross between New York City and Hartford by car for nearly three hours to practice as a lawyer at his two offices. On Monday, Rome said his life completely changed when he joined other weekday commuters in riding CTRail’s newly launched Hartford Line.