In New Haven and across CT, immigrants & allies conduct workshops to prepare for Trump presidency

How New Haven is Preparing to Defend Immigrants Against Trump’s Deportation Threats

Government officials, nonprofits, and activists in Connecticut are developing strategies to fight Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.

The Portland school board voted 7-0 on Tuesday to update and strengthen a directive that says district employees will not be required to provide “information or assistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its enforcement of federal civil immigration laws.”

In New Haven, immigrants brace for an intensified Trump crackdown

A rally outside New Haven City Hall shortly after the November 2024 election.(Melinda Tuhus / WSHU)As a top New Haven official in 2007, Kica Matos helped formulate the city’s general order prohibiting police from working with federal immigration officials to enforce immigration law.But city law allows collaboration when crimes go beyond crossing the border illegally. May Day solidarity march for social justice, human, labor and immigrant rights…

In New Haven and across CT, immigrants & allies conduct workshops to prepare for Trump presidency

Across Connecticut, immigrants and their allies are conducting workshops to help people know their rights, especially with ICE, ahead of Jan. 20 inauguration.