Immigrant Rights

Connecticut Democratic lawmakers are making an effort to expand state protections for undocumented residents despite stiff opposition from Republicans.

The ACLU of Connecticut and several Democratic lawmakers are pushing to strengthen the state’s Trust Act, which limits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, in order to provide greater protections for immigrants

The Trump administration has sued New York state over its Green Light Law, which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain state driver's licenses.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) was in a Boston federal court on Friday to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. He said the fight is personal for him — he was the first in his immediate family to be granted American citizenship.

The Trump administration’s sweeping moves on immigration could have wide-reaching effects in Connecticut, where state and local officials have often defended the state as a sanctuary for immigrants. WSHU's Davis Dunavin spoke to Sheila Hayre, an immigration lawyer and professor at Quinnipiac University, about what is next .

The Trump administration canceled a $3 million contract with one of Connecticut’s main refugee resettlement agencies, leaving hundreds of families potentially homeless.

The health care industry wants to boost immigration to add workers. But some states are using a lever they can control: medical licensing.

Advocates and state lawmakers met on Monday at Fair Haven Community Health Center to announce the expansion of the state's health care program.

Office of Vital Statistics employee Patricia Clarke was put on administrative leave for flagging marriage licenses for New Haven residents she believed to be immigrants in December.

Members of Connecticut’s legislative transportation committee entered a heated debate recently over whether undocumented immigrants in the state should have special marking on their driver’s licenses that could be used to indicate their immigration status.