ImmigrationFinding
Connecticut should repeal its limits on local police cooperation with federal immigration agents.
Connecticut's Trust Act limits when state and local police can hold people or share information for federal immigration agents. Repealing those limits would let local agencies cooperate more broadly.
Ned Lamont
Our laws do not prevent federal authorities from enforcing immigration law. Rather, they reflect a longstanding principle: the federal government cannot require states to use their personnel or resources to carry out federal enforcement responsibilities.
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