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The letter, which was signed by 21 state senators, comes after unmarked and unidentified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stormed into a Stamford courthouse on Aug. 11 and arrested two men who were inside. -
Policy changes under the Trump administration have diminished protections for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status holders, putting them at risk of being removed from the country. -
Division of Criminal Justice staff will document interactions with federal immigration authorities under a revised policy adopted this month. -
Hartford’s Internal Audit Commission voiced concern about a range of charges made with a city purchase card, which they said were inappropriate and violated a travel policy. -
Migrant children in CT who were abused, neglected fear deportation after immigration policy reversalThe Trump administration rolled back protections for migrant youth with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, putting hundreds of applicants in Connecticut at potential risk for deportation.
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Lamont criticized recent immigration enforcement activity in the state, and said conduct by officials from the Department of Homeland Security is interfering with court operations. -
Leaders of the Connecticut House and Senate are staying silent on why money earmarked in the previous two-year budget for a youth workforce program went to a nonprofit that is now being eyed in a federal probe. -
Witnesses said the officers rushed inside the building and removed the men after capturing them from inside a court bathroom. -
A grand jury subpoena orders state officials to compile records describing McCrory's ties with a consultant who received thousands in taxpayer funding. -
Questions remain about how the alleged victim disappeared off DCF's radar after teachers and schoolmates raised concern about his wellbeing.
