GHIAA Special Session Update: Celebrations and Next Steps
With the special legislative session completed in November 2025, GHIAA and our allies have some big wins to celebrate! WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED We had some really important wins! Several important pieces of legislation were considered in the special session and eventually passed by both chambers and signed by the governor. Relevant to GHIAA’s issue slate […]
CT faith leaders, advocates press lawmakers to protect immigrants
by Laura Tillman published in The CT Mirror As state legislators inside the Capitol in Hartford discussed the possibility of a special session on Monday, faith leaders and immigrant advocates rallied outside the building, urging the lawmakers to prioritize immigrant safety. The large crowd had marched from the federal courthouse to the Capitol for their […]
GHIAA Love Thy Immigrant Neighbor Action
GHIAA Solidarity Vigil
Over 500 GHIAA and Hartford Deportation Defense leaders filled the lawn at Church of Christ Congregational in Newington to stand up for the 7 residents taken from their workplace by ICE agents over the weekend. At a time when families should be preparing for the school year, these families were ripped apart. Our message was […]
In chaos at CT Capitol, two waste haulers found favors
by Mark Pazniokas published in The CT Mirror The lawyer’s email arrived at 12:20 p.m. on June 2 in the inbox of Courtney Cullinan, the chief of staff to Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven. It contained proposed legislative language that would benefit two of the lawyer’s clients who had regulatory and […]
Summer Gathering
GHIAA Wrap-Up 2025
Opinion: Remediation means repair to the CT community that was harmed
by Sarah McCoy and Dwayne David Paul published in The Hartford Courant For some cities, being on the waterfront is a selling point, an attraction. Pittsburgh has built its identity around its rivers. Portland, Maine, reportedly makes over $2 billion in tourism each year with its ocean views and hipster restaurant scene. Here in Connecticut’s […]
CT lawmakers pass expanded Trust Act
by Emilia Otte at CT Mirror After a nearly four-hour debate, the Connecticut Senate approved on party lines a bill allowing individuals to sue towns and cities that cooperate with federal immigration authorities in a way that goes against state law. The bill modifies the Trust Act, Connecticut’s law outlining the circumstances under which local and state officials are […]
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 […]