Hundreds testify in favor of ICE accountability, 'safe spaces'

Immigration and ALPR privacy debated at Judiciary Committee

Debates about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were at the center of the Connecticut Judiciary Committee’s public hearing on Monday, March 9. The Committee reviewed several bills that were meant to increase state oversight of ICE officers, and one that would expand the state’s Trust Act. Two of the proposed bills with the potential to expand Connecticut’s purview of immigration are SB 91, or “An Act Enhancing the Investigative Authority…

Hundreds testify in favor of ICE accountability, 'safe spaces'

Hundreds of people testified in support of a series of bills before the Connecticut legislature that seek to limit immigration enforcement operations in the state and create methods for people injured by those agents to seek compensation.  Senate Bill 91, proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont, gives the Inspector General authority to investigate use-of-force incidents involving federal law enforcement agents, including immigration officials. It also creat…

Voters approve anti-ICE, pro-farming resolutions - The Hardwick Gazette

PLAINFIELD – Voters on Town Meeting Day approved two non-binding resolutions: one calling for the abolishment of ICE, and the other supporting “the right to grow food.” Voters at Plainfield Town Meeting Day, March 3 overwhelmingly approved anti-ICE and pro-farming resolutions by a voice votephoto by Claire Charlow The first resolution, proposed by resident Debra Stoleroff, seeks the dissolution of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement age…