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Immigration

Posted inGovernment

Chris Murphy involved in border talks as Congress seeks to pass aid

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen November 29, 2023 @ 4:50 pmNovember 29, 2023 @ 4:58 pm

Murphy and other negotiators are faced with resistance from both parties and a closing window to get a bipartisan deal done.

Posted inGovernment

Chris Murphy seeks immigration reform after southern border visit

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen January 12, 2023 @ 5:00 amJanuary 11, 2023 @ 8:02 pm

Murphy hopes Congress can find a compromise on immigration reform, arguing that a ‘lack of order at the border affects us in Connecticut.’

Posted inNews

Landlords wanted: As Afghan refugees arrive in CT, housing is an issue

by Camila Vallejo | Connecticut Public November 12, 2021 @ 3:04 pmJanuary 24, 2022 @ 10:41 pm

As Connecticut prepares for an influx of refugees from Afghanistan, affordable housing has become a challenge.

Posted inPolitics

The longstanding mayor is gone, the city changed. Danbury is about to take stock.

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas October 31, 2021 @ 5:00 amOctober 30, 2023 @ 12:25 pm

With a rare open mayoral race, Danbury is about to see what its demographic diversity means to its political identity.

Posted inPartner Content

Help coming for undocumented immigrants trapped in Connecticut hospitals

by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Walter Smith-Randolph | Connecticut Public Radio July 21, 2021 @ 3:56 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:56 am

Gov. Ned Lamont ends cases of what some call “humanitarian incarceration.”

Posted inPolitics

They came to America for protection. Now they want to stay.

by Zachary Flores July 16, 2021 @ 5:00 amJune 3, 2022 @ 10:43 am

Jose Villegas lives in Hartford, safe from the dangers of El Salvador but without the peace of a permanent resident.

Posted inHealth

This undocumented immigrant has been stuck in the hospital for six months. And she’s not alone.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Kasturi Pananjady June 15, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:56 am

Without dialysis, Maria would have days to live. But because of Medicaid restrictions, she has to stay in the hospital.

Posted inHealth

Proposal opening HUSKY to undocumented children in CT wins final approval

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso June 9, 2021 @ 8:05 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:58 am

The Senate passed the bill on a vote of 26 to 10.

Posted inHealth

Legislators pursue HUSKY expansion for CT’s undocumented children

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso June 7, 2021 @ 6:49 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:57 am

Under the bill, children eight and younger would qualify for HUSKY coverage regardless of their immigration status.

Posted inPolitics

Feds will not be placing migrant children in Connecticut

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas April 15, 2021 @ 6:25 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:51 am

The closed Juvenile Training School had been under consideration as a shelter

Posted inGovernment, Justice

DCF commissioner says old juvenile detention center could humanely shelter migrant kids

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas and Kelan Lyons April 8, 2021 @ 2:26 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:53 am

Officials say a closed juvenile detention center’s history should not rule out repurposing it as a shelter for migrant children.

Posted inNews

‘No good choices:’ HHS is cutting safety corners to move migrant kids out of overcrowded facilities

by Dara Lind | ProPublica April 3, 2021 @ 8:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:51 am

As of March 30, over 5,000 children were being held in U.S. Border Patrol custody.

Posted inPolitics

Sen. Chris Murphy steps carefully as border politics ripple north

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 22, 2021 @ 3:56 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:53 am

Sen. Chris Murphy offered mild criticism of the Biden administration and accused Republicans of using the issue as a distraction.

Posted inPolitics

Backlogs and delays in naturalizations will keep many CT immigrants from voting this year

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kasturi Pananjady and Ana Radelat September 3, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:38 am

As of March 31, more than 7,600 Connecticut immigrants were stuck in a backlog of pending cases.

Posted inJustice, Politics

Trump administration defunds CT police in ‘sanctuary’ policy likely to come under Supreme Court review

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat July 31, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:37 am

The Supreme Court is likely to decide whether the Justice Department can continue to withhold policing grants from Connecticut.

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