CT Senate passes ICE oversight bill that would limit immigration enforcement efforts
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The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill that would limit immigration enforcement efforts by federal agents in the state. The bill, which now goes to the House of Representatives, would ban federal agents from wearing masks and grant people the right to sue them in state court over civil rights violations.
The Connecticut Senate has approved a bill to restrict federal immigration agents' activities in the state. The bill would hold agents accountable for civil rights violations and crimes committed in Connecticut. Senate Democrats voted 24-10 in favor of the bill, which now goes to the House of Representatives. The legislation would create civil and criminal liabilities for law enforcement related to immigration enforcement actions. It would also allow the state's attorney general to bring civil actions against any law enforcement agency. The bill's passage comes after the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state and the city of New Haven for allegedly obstructing federal immigration law.
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