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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 Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday introduced legislation that would cut off funding for President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran.
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.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, Connecticut State Rep. Matthew Ritter, and dozens of elected officials, project leaders and community members celebrated the groundbreaking of the fourth phase of the Willow Creek redevelopment effort in Hartford. The event, which was hosted by the City of Hartford along with project developers JHM Group and The Richman Group, was held at the site which brings another $33 million investment to the city.
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.