Dozens gathered in Meriden on Thursday with a list of demands for CT officials, including strengthening the Trust Act and its enforcement.
Immigration
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Recent ICE arrests at CT airports draw officials’ ire
Elected officials pointed to how public spaces like courthouses, city streets and bus stops that have been targeted by ICE in recent weeks.
Posted inImmigration
Two people hurt as activists, ICE clash at Meriden courthouse
One woman was pepper-sprayed and another pushed to the ground as ICE agents worked to detain at least one man at a Meriden courthouse.
Posted inImmigration
Murphy seeks answers from DHS on ICE operations, arrests in CT
Murphy wrote to DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin for details on the total number of arrests and an update on a promised investigation.
Posted inGovernment
Murphy seeks to bar ICE enforcement at playgrounds, bus stops
Murphy’s trio of bills comes in response to a four-day ICE operation in Danbury that resulted in 118 arrests. The bills face long odds.
Posted inImmigration
ACLU lawsuit seeks release of Hartford immigration court data
The ACLU-CT is arguing Americans should have the right to request and quickly receive certain immigration court data.
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ICE arrests SCSU athlete at Tweed airport
Federal immigration agents arrested a Southern Connecticut State University SCSU basketball player at Tweed New Haven Airport on Friday.
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In Danbury, Sen. Blumenthal hears ‘emotional’ accounts of ICE operation
Richard Blumenthal hosted a town hall with local officials, attorneys and organizers about last week’s ICE raid—among largest in CT history.
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Major protest held in Danbury to denounce ICE arrests
Last week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made more than 100 arrests across CT, more than half of them in Danbury.
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In Danbury, some are hiding from ICE. Others are following them.
Over the past year, members of Danbury Unites for Immigrants have prepared for the kind of worst-case scenario that played out last week.
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Danbury residents express fear, anger as ICE arrests escalate
Activists in Danbury shouted at CT officials Wednesday as emotions ran high over dozens of arrests by ICE in the city each day this week.
