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Over the weekend in New London, staff from the nonprofit Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services faced a room of Haitian migrants pleading for advice on how they might stay in the country once their legal status is revoked.
There wasn't much to tell them, said Maggie Salem Mitchell, IRIS's executive director.
West Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Jim Himes (CT-04), sent a letter to ICE leadership probing the recent detention of West Hartford resident Seyo Cecunjanin.
A West Hartford resident who also owns two businesses in town was recently apprehended, handcuffed, and taken into custody by agents from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), and federal, state, and local officials, as well as other members of the community are asking for his release and for answers about why he was detained.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A West Hartford business owner was taken into ICE custody last weekend outside a Dunkin’ location on Park Road, prompting elected officials and community members to call for his release.
The West Hartford delegation said Seyo Cecunjanin was detained by ICE agents in unmarked vehicles with guns drawn and was handcuffed in front of his sons before being transported to a detention facility in Rhode Island.
West Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) gathered with Senator Richard Blumenthal, community leaders, and advocates outside West Hartford Town Hall with local resident Emir Cecunjanin to demand the release of his father Seyo from ICE custody.
Federal, state, and local officials, along with LGBTQ+ community members and allies, gathered outside the steps of West Hartford’s Town Hall on Saturday, July 27, to kick off the annual West Hartford Pride Festival and celebrate the community dedicated to protecting every citizen.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of Rabbi Philip Lazowski.
Connecticut’s five U.S. representatives, all Democrats, voted Tuesday against a bill providing nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement, which nonetheless passed the House of Representatives and was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The state’s two Democratic senators had previously voted against the Republican-led measure, which cleared the Senate last week.