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Thousands protested in Washington DC in support of a Clean Dream Act and protection for immigrants with TPS. Make the Road CT and CT Students for a Dream were there to support over 200 people who were arrested in a show of civil disobedience.
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keep joel home
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People rally in Hartford, CT to fight the deportation order of New Fairfield resident Joel Colindrés. Joel and his U.S. citizen wife Samantha have been working through the immigration system for 7 years. He should be a citizen now, not facing deportation. #SaveJoelCalindres
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UConn Law Students work on asylum cases
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Students from UConn Law School aided asylum petitioners during their spring break in March 2017. Attorneys, social workers, and translators volunteered their time too.
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West Hartford rally for Immigrants and Refugees
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People came together in West Hartford, Connecticut on February 1, 2017 to rally in support of immigrants, refugees, and Muslims and against President Trump's executive orders. With Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, Rabbi Debra Cantor, Saud Anwar and Samia Hussein.
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New Haven Says No to Deportations
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The community rallied on January 6, 2016 in Fair Haven to tell ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to stay out of New Haven and Connecticut. The mayor, the police chief, and the superintendent of schools said they would not cooperate with federal officials to deport residents. Yale Law School, Unidad Latina en Accion and Junta for Progressive Action are educating residents of their rights and will support them if detained.
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Urging President Obama to take Executive Action on Immigration Reform
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Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) leads the call for President Obama to go big on immigration reform. Kika Matos of Center for Community Change, DREAMer Maria Praeli, and Michael Wishnie of Yale Law School explain why reform is needed and how it can be done. At City Hall in New Haven on November 6, 2014.
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Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut Supports Immigration Reform
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US Senator Blumenthal pledged to work for immigration reform at the Rally to Urge President Obama to Grant DACA for ALL! at City Hall in New Haven, CT on November 6, 2014.
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Immigrants Rally in Hartford, Connecticut
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At an immigrants' rights rally in Bushnell Park on June 1, 2013 people celebrated passage of the Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from detaining non-citizens at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They also celebrated passage of the Safe Driving Act, which allows undocumented immigrants to seek a driver's license starting January 2015.
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