immigration

A U.S. official says at least 46 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

The bill to expand HUSKY failed in committee, but could it go into the budget implementer?

Immigrant rights groups from across Connecticut rallied in front of the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building in Hartford on Thursday.

The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.

This hour on Where We Live, Lucy talks with author and poet Roya Hakakian about how she drew on her life story to create a “guidebook” about the immigrant experience.

As Afghan refugees resettle in the United States, schools across the country — and in New England — are preparing to get the youngest up to speed. Administrators at one school in Vermont feel they’re ready. Teachers there are embracing the multilingualism of their refugee and immigrant students. It’s the key, they say, to preparing English learners for college.

Connecticut now expects more than 500 refugees from Afghanistan, and resettlement agencies are preparing for the influx. But finding affordable housing has become a challenge. Rents in Connecticut are up by almost 15% this year, according to the state. And agencies worry that refugees could be priced out if more landlords don’t lend a hand.

A few weeks ago, we reported on a West Haven man who was forced to leave his elderly mother behind in Afghanistan as the Taliban took over. Since then she’s been able to leave the country. But she’s still got a long road ahead of her before she can see her son again.

Immigrant workers and allies rallied in New Haven in support of legal permanent status for millions of undocumented essential workers. The rally comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget blueprint this week that includes a path for citizenship.

While President Joe Biden continues to commit to an August 31 deadline for a full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, two United States senators from Connecticut are saying Biden should extend that deadline if it means saving lives. Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy addressed the ongoing Afghan evacuation crisis at the State Capitol Tuesday.