immigration

New Haven residents and advocates protested after ICE detained a local woman.

The designation led New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker to double down on the city’s commitment to being a welcoming place for immigrants, regardless of legal status.

Connecticut lawmakers approved updates to the state’s Trust Act, expanding both immigration protections and conditions under which local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Immigration advocates and experts were at the Capitol on Wednesday for a roundtable convened by the state’s Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s Trust Act, which, in most cases, prevents local police from sharing information with immigration officials.

Advocates for immigrants are backing a new bill that limits the information that can be shared by public agencies with federal ICE agents about undocumented immigrants.

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.