Last Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 2 people in a Stamford courthouse. Later in the week, they were turned away twice from the Norwalk Police Department parking lot.
“06880” reached out to the 3 first selectman candidates, for their reactions. Their comments were posted this morning.
“06880” also contacted 1st Selectwoman Jen Tooker. She and Police Chief David Farrell said:
“We are committed to upholding the law, while maintaining the trust and confidence of every member of our community.
“When it comes to immigration enforcement, our role is guided by state law, specifically the Connecticut TRUST Act. The town has followed the provisions of the TRUST Act since it was enacted, including the updates as recent as January 2025. This means we do not detain individuals solely based on their immigration status or civil detainer requests.
“Our focus continues to remain on protecting public safety, building strong community partnerships, and ensuring that all residents feel safe reporting crime, cooperating with investigations, and seeking assistance. We are committed to fair and impartial policing for everyone in our community.”
hopefully your governor’s office clarifies, (If Dan thought he was going to throw up the ‘gone fishing’ sign for these last week’s of summer holiday … 😉
We need state legislators to pass a law which can prosecute
youth who steal cars for the fun of it . Parents have begged
for this to protect their minor children from possible death.
A law would scare the youth enough to stop stealing cars!!!
They do not want a record!
All our representatives in Congress are dems but more than 40% of the state voted for Trump. Gerrymandered? The sanctuary laws should be unconstitutional. At a minimum they’re dumb.
in nyc the sanctuary city ‘laws’ are costing Eric Adams votes, people understandably can’t distinguish what he wanted to do for his constituents aka USA NYC’ers and our legit intl guests V what he was forced to do, literally legally forced to do via sanctuary city designation his predecessor DBlazyO obligated NYC to, (and that’s a real shame that now has a communist who, his own words, has championed “globalising The intifada” giving NYC Mayor Adams a very tough time of gtg a 2nd term)
A communist? Get a dictionary your lost. And look up intifada while you’re at it. The stupid burns with you.
Simply put, if you come here ILLEGALLY, you shouldn’t be here. It really is that simple. Every country in the world enforces its borders and we shouldn’t be the exception. Laws exist for a reason, and ignoring them only undermines fairness for the people who followed the process the right way.
Connecticut received a letter this week from U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleging the state maintains so-called “sanctuary policies” deemed unlawful by the Trump Administration and demanding a response by Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The letter comes just over a week after the U.S. Department of Justice named Connecticut on a published list of 12 states and other jurisdictions with “policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.”
Connecticut Attorney General’s office disputes the characterization.
Bondi’s letter, dated Aug. 13 and addressed to Gov. Ned Lamont, states, “You are hereby notified that your jurisdiction has been identified as one that engages in sanctuary policies and practices that thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States. This ends now.”
The letter asked for a response “that confirms your commitment to complying with federal law and identifies the immediate initiatives you are taking to eliminate laws, policies, and practices that impede federal immigration enforcement.
Federal government is paying attention. Sounds like the Trust Act that’s been around since 2019, is just another CT “feel good” law. The legislators claim anyone in CT that is here illegally are protected under this act. That’s not it at all. The Trust Act is only accountability and guidelines on local law enforcement. I’m trying to make sense of this. So could lead to arrest a police officer that does his job and then sue the department and officer???? Am I missing something?
Oh, and there is the Deperry case pending where they may need to change the wording again in Trust Act. Sounds like those legislators got it together.
Say her name “Laken Riley” RIP
On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Pub. L. 119–
1. The Laken Riley Act amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide an
additional category of aliens who are subject to mandatory detention. This Policy Memorandum
provides guidance on provisions of the Laken Riley Act directly relevant to EOIR operations.
Specifically, the Laken Riley Act amends the categories of aliens subject to mandatory detention
under INA § 236(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), by adding an additional category at INA § 236(c)(1)(E),
8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(1)(E), to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who:
(i) (ii) is inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A), (6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a); and
is charged with, is arrested for, is convicted of, admits having committed,
or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any
burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault of a law enforcement officer
offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another
person.
The Laken Riley Act further clarifies that, under the mandatory detention category at INA
§ 236(c)(1)(E), 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(1)(E), the terms “burglary,” “theft,” “larceny,” “shoplifting,”
“assault of a law enforcement officer,” and “serious bodily injury” “have the meanings given such
terms in the jurisdiction in which the acts occurred.” INA § 236(c)(2), 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(2).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initially determines whether an alien is subject to
You’re not missing something, you’re mixing two different issues together. The Connecticut Trust Act does not grant immunity to people here illegally, it limits when local police can hold someone solely for ICE without a judicial warrant. That’s about separation of powers and accountability, not “protecting” criminals.
If ICE has probable cause or a warrant, they can still act. That’s federal authority. Nothing in the Trust Act changes that.
As for the Laken Riley Act, it’s new and specifically expands mandatory detention categories. That doesn’t mean Connecticut’s law is invalid it means federal law still takes priority when applicable. Pointing to one tragedy doesn’t erase the fact that state laws like the Trust Act are about setting boundaries for local agencies, not shielding violent offenders.
Federal government can demand compliance, but until a court rules otherwise, Connecticut is within its rights to set guidelines for its own police. Pretending the Trust Act is a “get out of jail free card” is misleading at best.
And next time, try posting under your REAL name instead of hiding behind a screen.
Ryan, A. DeLuca is a legit name. And by the way, I regularly have to defend you against people who think you are not using your real name, because they can’t find you anywhere on the internet. We have emailed about this, and I take your word for who you are.
Dan we’ve gone back and forth enough times already. You know my connection and that’s enough. I don’t need to hide behind layers of explanation or secondhand defense. The fact that people can’t find me online or my children online is actually a good sign it means my Incogni and Optery programs are doing their job.
I identify as A. And my pronouns are several you want those too next time? It depends on the day tomorrow I might be B.just ABC never D.
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Ryan – masked cowards roaming the streets like a third world country shouldn’t be here.
If you mean people who break into our country, they shouldn’t be here either. Breaking the law isn’t brave or heroic it’s illegal.
tell me who is providing jobs to the undocumented ? Are you calling for prosecuting the people and business owners who hire undocumented ?
You’re damn right. If businesses are knowingly hiring undocumented workers, prosecute them too. Don’t hide behind “but jobs!” while pretending the law doesn’t matter. You can’t call for open borders on Monday and then cash the check from cheap labor on Tuesday.
And folks who are here legally, shouldn’t be grabbed off the street without charge or warrant and sent to foreign prisons, while ignoring judges orders to return them. Tell us how ICE knows, by looking, which among a group of nonwhites gathered at Home Depot are “illegal” and which are not? What happened to the presumption of innocence? It is ICE that is acting illegally.
Connecticut received a letter this week from U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleging the state maintains so-called “sanctuary policies” deemed unlawful by the Trump Administration and demanding a response by Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The letter comes just over a week after the U.S. Department of Justice named Connecticut on a published list of 12 states and other jurisdictions with “policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.”
Connecticut Attorney General’s office disputes the characterization.
Bondi’s letter, dated Aug. 13 and addressed to Gov. Ned Lamont, states, “You are hereby notified that your jurisdiction has been identified as one that engages in sanctuary policies and practices that thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States. This ends now.”
The letter asked for a response “that confirms your commitment to complying with federal law and identifies the immediate initiatives you are taking to eliminate laws, policies, and practices that impede federal immigration enforcement.
good re your governor via CT AG thinking that’s a “mischaracterisation” because that would mean Gov of CT, the state of CT:
does not want to be harbouring people of other nations here illegally,
and,
isn’t intentionally working against the rest of the nation’s preferences and safety, and ICE.
and,
re anyone who – and it’s Democrats boasting this, and they’re doing so blatantly, publicly on this blog and major tv networks and during debates in DC – thinks USA, their words, “NEEDS” UnDocumenteds for cheap labor, i.e., in USA, if you can’t pay people the legal min wage then you can’t afford to hire anyone; anyone doing that is practicing a real significant level of ‘modern day slavery’ because you know very well that by both paying them too little AND keeping them as UnDocumenteds = you’re keeping them painfully dangerously OTG dependent on the whimsies of ‘you’/your local DNP political party congressional reps.