immigration

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman to discuss her article, “Refugee resettlement in CT at risk as executive orders upend IRIS,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Since the Middle Ages, churches have traditionally been places of sanctuary: protection for those fleeing prosecution. The Trump administration upended that protection last week with an executive order allowing immigration agents to enter churches, school and hospitals.

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.

Hours after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ended a policy that kept immigration officials out of schools, churches, and hospitals, Bridgeport Public Schools officials released guidelines that they said would keep their students safe from anticipated immigration raids.

Immigrant rights advocates in New Haven are mobilizing to counter anti-immigration policies expected in a second Trump administration.

Connecticut officials are preparing to respond to the possible mass deportation of undocumented people promised by President-elect Donald Trump.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D), U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Attorney General William Tong and Comptroller Sean Scanlon spoke about former President Donald Trump’s reelection for nearly an hour on Wednesday morning.

Patricia Clark told her supervisor that she had flagged 73 marriages to federal immigration services between August and November. According to Mayor Justin Elicker, her actions may have violated the Welcoming City Order.

OLA of Eastern Long Island is staffing up with two new lawyers to grapple with government-backed bans on incoming migrants, and to provide legal assistance for asylum seekers.