Hamden Community Looking for Answers After ICE Raid

Hamden community looking for answers after ICE raid

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Hamden community members held a rally on Tuesday as they continue to look for answers after eight people were detained in a ICE raid at a car wash on Dixwell Avenue last Wednesday. Hamden residents supporting the town's immigrant community gathered in front of Hamden Memorial Town Hall on Dixwell Avenue, saying that town officials should have warned community members that the raid was taking place. "They should've tipped …

Activists rally in Hamden after ICE detains 8 people at car wash

"I just thought it was really unfair, I don’t think anybody should be taken from their home,” said a fifth-grader who attended the rally.

Activist group demands transparency from Hamden police after recent ICE raid

Demanding transparency from local police in Hamden. An activist group says it wants answers from the police department about its contact with Immigration and...

Hamden community rally to demand answers after ICE raid at car wash

Community members planned a rally outside the Hamden Police Department Tuesday evening to demand answers about an ICE raid at a car wash last week.

Immigration advocates upset public not notified ahead of CT ICE raid; police explain why

The Hamden Police Department said it was not provided any details of the ICE operation last week until after the event had taken place.

Immigrant advocates seek transparency, support from Hamden officials after car wash raid

Immigrant advocacy groups and community leaders are calling for more transparency from Hamden police about ICE communications and for more support from Hamden’s mayor for the detained individuals and families.