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CT lawmakers slam Trump diversion of F-35, National Guard funds to border wall
The syphoning of more military funding means the Pentagon has given nearly $10 billion since last year to help pay for a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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Trump doesn’t mention impeachment, but CT Dems still didn’t like SOTU
Immediately after the speech, Sen. Chris Murphy, tweeted that he regretted attending.
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Groton sub base may lose $72 million for new pier to Trump’s border wall
President Trump may tap money intended for a new pier at the Groton sub base and other military construction to fund his border wall.
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Unaccompanied minors are moving to Connecticut in record numbers
The number of young migrants joining relatives or sponsors in the state tripled in the past year, and the largest portion of that group settled in Fairfield County.
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Border Patrol officials dodged Congress’ questions about migrant children’s deaths
The Trump administration sought to “conceal information” about the death of a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy in Border Patrol custody, a House subcommittee chairwoman said at a hearing last week.
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Lamont tells Trump refugees are welcome in Connecticut
Lamont, a Democrat nearing the end of his first year in office, has carefully chosen when he criticizes the president. But he did so twice in one day Wednesday.
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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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House chairman says Border Patrol misled Congress on boy’s death in custody
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee accused the Trump administration of misleading Congress and the public about the death of a 16-year-old boy in Border Patrol custody, and he urged a swift completion of an internal investigation.
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Court gives CT a win in immigrant ‘public charge’ lawsuit
Responding to a request from Connecticut and two other states, a federal judge put a hold on a new Trump administration policy aimed at discouraging immigrants from using federal benefits.
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Blumenthal sponsors bill to try to block Trump ‘public charge’ rule
That rule would deny entry or green cards to immigrants based on their use of public programs like food stamps and Medicaid.
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CT files injunction to halt Trump ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the new rule “has instilled fear and chaos in Connecticut’s immigrant communities.”
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Lamont on immigration: ‘I feel a lot more urgency’
Gov. Ned Lamont says his administration has to allay immigrant fears about a new Trump administration rule affecting green cards.
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Tong tackles three immigration issues in four days
Attorney General William Tong has joined several state coalitions objecting to the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants.
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Q-poll: Voters want feds to take action on climate change, guns
The national poll found that 67% of voters believe the U.S. isn’t doing enough to address climate change, a new high since the question was first asked by Quinnipiac pollsters in 2015.