The vigil was the latest effort by Hartford Deportation Defense, Jewish Voice for Peace and others to draw attention to the ICE detentions.
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CT announces ban on warrantless ICE arrests in state courthouses
Immigration officers to be prohibited from making certain arrests, wearing masks in state courthouses. How rules will be enforced is unclear.
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Democrat lawmakers ask CT judicial branch to ban ICE arrests at courthouses
Senate Democrats asked CT Chief Justice Raheem Mullins to ban ICE from arresting people anywhere where judicial proceedings are taking place.
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CT Jewish leaders denounce new rules for federal security grants
Recipients of the nonprofit security grant will be prohibited from DEI programming, staging some boycotts or helping undocumented immigrants.
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At New Haven ICE protest, a teen girl speaks of her mother’s arrest
The protest aimed to bring attention to ICE activities in New Haven and across the country during an explosive week of national protest.
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A busy COVID day: States sue Trump, and spiking infections cause testing delays
The spike in COVID infections elsewhere is expected to complicate testing in Connecticut.
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Connecticut resists, but also cooperates with ICE
Connecticut’s COLLECT database provides federal agencies, including ICE, with information used to track immigrants.
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Deportation case terminated, ICE to recognize Connecticut pardons process
The federal Board of Immigration Appeals has indicated it will now recognize pardons issued by the state of Connecticut.
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Lamont, political leaders stand behind immigrant and refugee community members
Connecticut leaders gathered in Bridgeport Friday morning to underscore the state’s support of immigrants and refugees in advance of this weekend’s raids.
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DeLauro rejects border funding, splitting with other CT Dems
Rep. Rosa DeLauro said the bill would not do enough to protect immigrant children.
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Connecticut’s take on Trump, the census and citizenship
Connecticut officials say the census controversy itself has served the administration’s broader goal of driving undocumented immigrants more deeply underground.
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CT immigrant advocates brace for wave of ICE raids, but say they are prepared
Immigration raids focusing on families may begin this weekend, but the full impact of the new Trump administration policy in Connecticut is unclear.
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CT Senate passes bill restricting cooperation with ICE
Connecticut jumped back into the contentious national debate over immigration enforcement as Senate Democrats voted early Wednesday to pass a bill that would further restrict how police and court personnel can work with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants.
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House Dems launch probe of Trump plan to send migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’
Although there are legal and practical obstacles to the plan, President Trump on Monday continued his threat to send busloads of migrants to “sanctuary cities.”
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Connecticut reopens debate over its role in deportations
Connecticut once again is debating how far it can go to protect immigrants against deportation.