Lawmakers are considering several bills that would ensure health care coverage includes all residents, regardless of immigration status.
Immigration
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SCSU rally calls for ICE-detained student’s release
The SCSU nursing student in question was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Middletown, on Tuesday, March 31.
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US Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end birthright citizenship
SCOTUS will hear arguments April 1, 2026, in a case challenging the President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship.
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Citizenship ceremonies in CT imbued with mixed emotions amid ICE crackdown
For many, going through naturalization now brings with it guilt and concern for foreign-born residents who have been shut out of the process.
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AG Tong, Sen. Blumenthal plug CT bills seeking accountability for ICE agents
Legislation would protect certain locations from federal immigration enforcement, allow citizens to sue feds for violations of their rights.
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Hundreds testify in favor of ICE accountability, ‘safe spaces’ for immigrants
CT lawmakers considered a bill that would limit immigration enforcement and create pathways for people injured by agents to seek compensation.
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CT senators respond to Kristi Noem firing: ‘She was horrible’
Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said even with Noem gone, Homeland Security needs to undertake a vastly different approach.
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Blumenthal presses Noem over citizens detained by federal agents
DHS secretary Kristi Noem defended her agency’s practices but said she didn’t know the details of some arrests of U.S. citizens.
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The people standing between students and ICE? Teachers.
Teachers are on the front lines as immigration enforcement turns the simple routine of going to school into a source of extreme anxiety for students.
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CT lawmakers are divided over ICE. What to know
Gov. Ned Lamont has urged ICE to stay out of Connecticut, gaining praise from fellow Democrats and criticism from Republicans.
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CT faith leaders hold prayer gathering, urge ICE agents to ‘repent’
On a rainy Ash Wednesday, Christian and Jewish clergy gathered to pray and call on ICE agents to end violent tactics, follow their conscience
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Communities fight ICE detention centers, but have few tools to stop them
ICE is undertaking a massive expansion fueled in large part by the record $45 billion approved for immigration detention by Congress.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro tells clergy she will not vote to abolish ICE
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, meeting with faith leaders Friday, was pressed to abolish ICE. But the congresswoman said she favors reform.
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Hopes dim for quick resolution to Homeland Security funding bill
Negotiations devolved into a blame game among Republicans and Democrats over who should be talking to whom about the DHS funding bill.
