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MANCHESTER — Thousands of Connecticut residents from Haiti who had been legally working in the United States under Temporary Protected Status lost that authorization this week, forcing many to stay home Tuesday and leaving
A decade ago, the tenants of the 1950s-era Bowles Park public housing complex were skeptical of plans to relocate tenants, demolish more than 400 units in brick, barracks-style buildings and replace them with townhouses with traditional front porches, plus give former residents the chance to later move back.
Connecticut officials said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have carried out several targeted operations in recent weeks at Bradley International Airport, stopping travelers after they pass through airport security screening areas.
Federal immigration officers have been active at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, state officials said Friday.
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been carrying out enforcement activity past the airport security checkpoints at Bradley, according to spokesperson Cathryn Vaulman with Gov. Ned Lamont’s office.
The Connecticut Airport Authority said Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers recently conducted several targeted operations at Bradley International Airport.
CAA officials say the federal agents wore plain clothes and were not readily identifiable as ICE agents. CAA says its staff did not help with the operations and only became aware of them after the fact.
Officials add that the CAA has no authority to intervene or prevent these operations, which mostly happen in areas under the control of the federal government.
Connecticut farmers who suffered tens of millions of dollars in losses from floods, frost, hail, drought and other severe weather events are now one step closer to receiving long-awaited financial relief.
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted the Trump Administration after reporting revealed that ICE is conducting covert enforcement operations at Bradley and Tweed Airports. Following these reports, Larson will pursue action in Congress to end the alleged data-sharing between federal agencies and immigration enforcement that enabled ICE’s operations.
HARTFORD, CT — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Connecticut a $52.9 million Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant for eligible farmers in the state who experienced losses in 2023 and 2024 due to severe weather during that period, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
More than a year and a half after Congress created a federal grant for smaller farming states, Connecticut finalized its $53 million allotment — and eligible farmers will soon get to apply for a portion of that disaster relief.
The state and federal agriculture agencies worked through the final steps in early July of approving the program design and executing a contract that unlocks Connecticut’s funding. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture is now working to get the application portal up and running by early fall.