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ACLU of CT Statement on Connecticut State Senate Passage of H.B. 7259

ACLU of CT’s public policy and advocacy director Chelsea-Infinity Gonzalez’s statement on Connecticut State Senate passage of H.B. 7259.

ACLU of Connecticut Comment on State Consideration of Placing Immigrant Children in Former Connecticut Juvenile Training School Building

Recent news reports have indicated that the Lamont administration may be considering housing children who arrive unaccompanied in the United States in the former Connecticut Juvenile Training School, which was a youth prison.

Reaction to ICE Attempt to Seize Man at Derby Courthouse

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents today entered the Derby, Connecticut courthouse in an attempt to seize Domar Shearer, an Ansonia man, for deportation. The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Records Reveal Eight Connecticut Law Enforcement Agencies Sharing Residents’ Location Information With ICE

Connecticut residents' information fed into mass surveillance database ICE is using to track people.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Privacy

ACLU of Connecticut Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Muslim Ban Ruling

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the Trump administration’s third Muslim ban. The national American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations have challenged every version of the ban.