Statement on Termination of DACA
HARTFORD — The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
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HARTFORD — The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
The ACLU and the ACLU of Connecticut today filed a pregnancy discrimination charge against the town of Cromwell, Connecticut on behalf of police officer Sarah Alicea.
HARTFORD – State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor today released his report on the March 9 use of deadly force by Waterbury police officer James McMahon against Ra’Shamel Rogers. While Rogers survived, Lawlor retained jurisdiction over the investigation into the incident.
HARTFORD — President Trump today addressed a group of law enforcement officers in Brentwood, New York, and endorsed the use of force against people police suspect of criminal activity.
HARTFORD — Today, researchers from Central Connecticut State University released the results of a supplemental study of ten Connecticut police departments that a previous statewide report identified as disproportionately stopping minority drivers.
The ACLU of Connecticut reached a settlement in its case against two Bridgeport police officers on behalf of Woodrow Vereen, a music minister and father who was unjustly stopped, frisked, and detained by police on his way to get ice cream with his sons after a Little League game.