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Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new Connecticut law that bans masked ICE agents from operating in the state, and all local, state and federal law enforcement from wearing masks.

After a two-day debate, the Connecticut House has approved a controversial Democratic bill aimed at restraining ICE activities in the state.

The Trump administration sued New Haven earlier this month, saying a 2020 welcoming city executive order signed by Mayor Justin Elicker was preventing them from carrying out immigration enforcement operations.

Community members in Islip are up in arms about an upcoming contract renewal between the town government and ICE that allows the agency to use a local firing range for target practice.

The Connecticut Senate has passed a controversial Democratic bill aimed at restraining ICE activities in the state by a vote of 24-11 on Wednesday.

Connecticut federal and state elected officials have joined advocates and local officials in demanding that a Cheshire high school senior detained by ICE be immediately released.

Connecticut lawmakers have advanced a couple of bills aimed at holding federal agents accountable for constitutional violations under state law.

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing a bill from Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) that would fund the Department of Homeland Security, minus the parts that deal directly with immigration.

OLA of Eastern Long Island is proposing a new public safety law for local municipalities to use as a template as federal immigration officials continue arresting residents on the East End.

Talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end a partial government shutdown have stalled in the Senate.