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Two members of Connecticut’s Washington delegation have been denied access to federal immigration facilities, they said.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, said he was denied access Thursday to what he claimed is an immigration detention facility in Burlington Mass., which federal officials say is merely a field office.
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A growing number of Democratic leaders across the country have called for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee are asking the Social Security Administration to elaborate on a recent court filing which stated that SSA doesn’t know the full extent of agency data accessed and shared by the Department of Governm
More Democrats are pushing for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following another fatal shooting by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis.
Fire departments in 21 cities and towns got a boost in their budgets after receiving a share of $6.6 million in federal funds in 2025 and 2026.
The two most recent awards totaling $1.4 million went to Middletown and West Haven to hire additional firefighters and purchase equipment.
Some of Connecticut's Democratic members of Congress are speaking out following another shooting involving federal agents that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti on Saturday.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A protest is planned for downtown Hartford Saturday afternoon in response to a fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
A federal immigration officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed.
The man was identified by his parents as Alex Jeffrey Pretti. Pretti was an intensive care unit nurse.
The officer who shot Prett is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said.
Democratic House lawmakers are calling for a criminal investigation and congressional action into the Department of Government Efficiency after court filings showed that DOGE may have misused Social Security data.
WASHINGTON — A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared social security data without the knowledge of agency officials and violated security protocols, according to a Tuesday Department of Justice court filing.