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Despite immigrant-friendly stance, CT shares information with ICE

by Ana Radelat March 30, 2017 @ 7:18 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:13 pm

Updated at 9:20 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s confidence that Connecticut won’t be subject to Trump administration punishment of “sanctuary” cities and states is based on its policy of information-sharing with federal immigration authorities.

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When the kids are American, and the parents face deportation

by Mark Pazniokas March 29, 2017 @ 7:47 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:13 pm

Connecticut opened an outreach campaign Wednesday to undocumented immigrants in the state who are the parents of an estimated 22,000 American-born children, urging them to select a “standby guardian” in the event they are detained or deported. If 10 percent of them ended up in state care, the cost would be $60 million.

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Malloy: Connecticut compliant with immigration law

by Mark Pazniokas March 28, 2017 @ 6:50 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:12 pm

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday he is confident that Connecticut’s state government is compliant with U.S. immigration law and is in no danger of losing federal law enforcement grants over his differences with the Trump administration.

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Sessions threat on immigration could cost CT millions in federal grants

by Ana Radelat March 27, 2017 @ 10:08 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:12 pm

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday threatened to strip states and cities that do not cooperate completely with a federal immigration law of Justice Department local law enforcement grants, which could put millions of dollars received by Connecticut and several cities in the state at risk.

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Spicer: Malloy ignores the law with his immigration policy

by Ana Radelat February 23, 2017 @ 8:46 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:08 pm

WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Sean Spicer took aim at Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Thursday, saying the governor “chooses not to follow the duly-passed laws of this nation” in telling the state’s police forces they don’t have to cooperate with the Trump administration’s new push to increase deportations of undocumented immigrants. Malloy’s spokeperson shot back that, “‘Mr. Spicer and the administration would benefit from a Civics 101 refresher.”

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Senate blocks immigration bill that would strip CT of federal policing money

by Ana Radelat October 20, 2015 @ 6:22 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:42 pm

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday derailed an effort to strip federal policing grants from “sanctuary” cities and states like Connecticut that protect residents from deportation.

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Feds, state clash: Does new state immigrant policy pose public safety risk?

by Ana Radelat November 24, 2014 @ 7:10 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency blasted a new state policy on when Connecticut’s prisons will detain undocumented immigrants, saying it poses a risk to public safety and could release dangerous criminals into the community. The Malloy administration disagreed.

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