A divided Connecticut General Assembly took a major step Thursday towards restricting the state’s cooperation with ICE.
Immigration
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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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Federal flap over ‘sanctuaries’ for immigrants mires CT policing money in court battles
Connecticut has finally received its 2017 federal policing money, but future grants are embroiled in legal fights over immigration.
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Lawmakers: $53 million price tag on health coverage for undocumented children too high
Despite early enthusiasm, lawmakers now say a bill extending state-sponsored health coverage to about 18,000 undocumented children is unlikely to succeed this year.
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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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On border, volunteer doctors provide stopgap care to immigrants
Dozens of doctors are volunteering on the U.S.-Mexico border as the flow of migrants crossing without papers and asking for asylum climbs to a six-year high.
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CT would benefit from increased sub production, but hurdles remain in Congress
Size of Pentagon budget and advanced funding for third Virginia-class sub questioned by lawmakers.
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CT Latinos travel to D.C. as part of their political education
Graduates of the Latino Leadership Academy finish their political mentoring in the U.S. Capitol.
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Committee endorses bill to expand health coverage to undocumented youth
“If one child in need is without health care, that is one child too many,” said Rep. Cathy Abercrombie, D-Meriden.
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Undocumented families, advocates press for expansion of state-funded health care
Children like Emily Batista, an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy from Brazil, would have access to state-funded health insurance under the proposal.
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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.
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DeLauro leads probe of Trump administration’s treatment of detained migrant youth
WASHINGTON – Rep. Rosa DeLauro oversaw a hearing Wednesday aimed at determining how thousands of unaccompanied migrant children are being treated by the Trump administration.
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CT suit against Trump border wall seeks to protect National Guard funds
Diversion of federal funds to build a border wall may impact Connecticut less than other states, but state says interests are aligned.
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CT lawmakers join Democratic opposition to Trump wall national emergency
WASHINGTON – The president’s plan is being called an “illegal power grab” by the state’s delegation in Washington.
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Trump asks for bipartisanship, but CT Dems aren’t buying
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump hammered familiar themes during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, but Democrats panned the speech even before he uttered the first word.
