An inside look as activists lobby lawmakers for greater immigrant protections via the Trust Act
by Joshua Eaton, published in CT Insider Speaking with a half-dozen activists who’d come to the state capitol to lobby, State Rep. Joe Gresko pantomimed as he explained the process lawmakers were going through to negotiate a key piece of legislation. “You gotta say OK,” the Democrat from Stratford said, pointing animatedly at one […]
Advocates urge CT lawmakers to approve Trust Act expansion
Immigrant rights advocates and faith leaders packed a room at the state Capitol Thursday to pressure lawmakers to pass a bill that would place further limits on how law enforcement and businesses in the state interface with federal immigration authorities. H.B 7212 would add provisions to a current state law known as the Trust Act, which regulates […]