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Protesters stand outside of the Danbury District Superior Court on August 27, 2026 following a surge in ICE activity and detainments in the city. College student Sebastian Sanchez (middle) said he came out before class to join the demonstrators, who were split into different groups, one monitoring the Danbury hospital where they thought a man was being held after being injured by ICE agents. “I can’t stay complacent, or silenced, Sanchez said. “Other people are being taken, kidnapped.”
Patadas, irritantes y shocks eléctricos: defensores de inmigrantes denuncian operativo de ICE en CT
“Danbury se ha convertido en el epicentro de la violencia de ICE en Connecticut”, dijo un voluntario de la comunidad.
With protesters in the crowd calling for more direct action to combat ICE raids, Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves joined Governor Ned Lamont, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, and Senator Chris Murphy at Kennedy Park on August 26, 2026 to condemn the actions of the agency, which has been detaining dozens of people Monday and Tuesday. “Everyone has constitutional rights in this country, regardless of immigration status,” he said, encouraging activists to record officers from a safe distance.
Autoridades de CT prometen apoyo a defensores de inmigrantes tras 50 detenciones de ICE en Danbury
La representante Jahana Hayes solicitó una reunión con los funcionarios del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional para saber qué está ocurriendo y quiénes fueron detenidos por ICE en Connecticut.
Two-year-old Jude waves to Washington resident Richard Heffernon as he walks with his mom Jennifer Averill of the town's planning and zoning commission following a ribbon cutting for a single family home built as part of an affordable housing initiative in Washington, Conn. on August 24, 2026.
¿Cómo hacer asequible la vivienda en Litchfield? Un proyecto busca lograrlo casa por casa.
Se están construyendo diez viviendas en el oeste de Connecticut como parte de una iniciativa de vivienda asequible encabezada por el Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity.
"It's horrible," said Hartford resident Zariah Thomas as she fended off a spotted lantern fly while walking downtown. The invasive insect population is peaking this time of year and after first appearing in Fairfield County in 2020 have been reported in every Connecticut County except Windham.
Biólogo afirma que es temporada de aplastar la mosca linterna moteada en el centro de Hartford
Las moscas linterna moteadas ya se habían establecido en partes del norte de Connecticut, pero ahora han llegado a la etapa de su ciclo de vida en la que pueden volar, lo que de repente las hace más visibles.
Curt Brown, owner of Bold Coast Seafood in Prospect Harbor, examines a crate of freshly-caught lobster.
Canada is walking back seafood tariffs — here's why Maine lobstermen are celebrating
Lobstermen say their industry has been so tightly integrated across the border for decades that pitting the countries against each other doesn’t make sense.
Stefany Shaheen speaking to her supporters during a house party in Portsmouth, NH in July 2026.
What’s in a name? For a ‘Shaheen’ on the campaign trail in 2026, quite a lot
Stefany Shaheen is running for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District, as her mother — the most successful Democrat in modern state history — exits the political stage.
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