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Ice Dams Could Cause Homeowner Headaches
Even though Monday’s winter weather wasn’t the worst we’ve seen this season, all the cold temperatures, ice and snow have created trouble for homeowners. It’s that time of the year when you start to notice it: ice dams forming on your roof. And with warmer weather in the forecast, now is the time to be proactive. As winter winds...
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US Reverts to Targeted Immigration Enforcement Under Biden
The Biden administration is giving new marching orders to U.S. immigration authorities
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Coast Guard Breaks Ice on Connecticut River
The Coast Guard spent the day on Wednedsay breaking ice along the Connecticut River.
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CT LIVE!: L.A. Law – Bad Weather Claims
Attorney Lawyer Twillie explains how to navigate legal claims when bad weather is involved.
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One in Custody in Connection With Suspected Human Smuggling Incident
In a chilling 911 call this week, a migrant told Texas dispatchers that he and about 80 others were trapped in a tank truck. They have not been found.
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“Washing Away 2020”: Residents Ring in the New Year with Rain, Snow, Sleet and Ice
In Torrington, the ting of sleet pelting the windshield started at 7:15 p.m. and quickly turned into a very light snowfall before returning to freezing rain. “We came from the top of the hill and it was a little slippery,” said resident Lauryn Stevens. Winter just started, but Stevens sounded like she was ready for spring. “I hate this weather….
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Torrington Residents Ring in the New Year With Rain, Snow, Sleet and Ice
In Torrington, the ting of sleet pelting the windshield started at 7:15 p.m. and quickly turned into a very light snowfall before returning to freezing rain.
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Migrant Women File Class-Action Lawsuit for Alleged Medical Abuse at ICE Detention Center
About 40 migrant women who were held at a Georgia detention center have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging they were subjected to medical abuse through nonconsensual or unnecessary procedures while in the facility, NBC News reports. The complaint, filed late Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, also claims women at the Irwin County Detention…
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ICE Detainees Allegedly Received Forced Hysterectomies: Their Lawyer Explains How the System Allowed It to Happen
After allegations of forced hysterectomies and other medical practices at a Georgia immigrant detention facility, a doctor is now at the center of a criminal investigation. NBCLX talked to attorney David Dreyer, who represents five of the detainees who allegedly had unnecessary gynecological surgeries, to discuss the systemic problems that allowed this to happen and what happens next.
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US Deports Migrant Women Who Alleged Abuse by Georgia Doctor
Attorneys say the Trump administration is deporting several women who have alleged they were abused or mistreated by a Georgia gynecologist at an immigration detention center
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In a First, ICE Agents Are Poised to Respond to Potential Election Day Unrest
Department of Homeland Security agents, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, have been told to be ready to protect federal property in Washington if there is unrest on or after Election Day, two DHS officials told NBC News. The agency is regularly tasked with providing additional security around the nation’s capital on inauguration days,...
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ICE Settles Lawsuit Filed by Immigrant Activists in Vermont
The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested
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Allegations of Forced Hysterectomies Spotlights Treatment of Immigrants at Privately-Run ICE Facilities
After allegations of forced hysterectomies and other disturbing medical practices were raised about a Georgia immigrant detention facility, the private company that runs this facility and others has come under scrutiny. Noah Bookbinder, the executive director of CREW, unpacks the allegations against LaSalle Corrections and why he hopes Congress will get involved.
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Detainees at a California ICE Facility Suffered A Major COVID-19 Outbreak: An ACLU Lawyer Explains Why You Should Care
A federal judge has ordered the release of some detainees at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility and an ACLU lawsuit saying they were not being protected from the coronavirus. But ACLU attorney Ahilan Arulanantham says the safety precautions in place now are still not strong enough to keep them safe.
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LA County Agrees to $14 Million Payout After Deputies Improperly Denied Immigrants Bail at Request of ICE
Los Angeles County agreed Tuesday to pay $14 million to settle a lawsuit that said the Sheriff’s Department improperly held thousands of people in jail beyond their release dates at the request of immigration officials.
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Congresswoman Presses ICE for Details After Agents Stopped Black Jogger
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is joining a growing chorus of voices seeking answers following an incident on Tuesday where a jogger recorded video of an encounter with federal agents in Boston. Pressley, a Democrat, sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thursday expressing concern over the incident, in which Bena Apreala, who is Black, said he was...
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Demonstrators Arrested at NYC Protest Against ICE, Police
Demonstrators have been arrested in New York City’s Times Square while protesting federal immigration officials and city police
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More Migrant Women Say They Didn't OK Surgery in Detention
An Associated Press review of medical records for four detained immigrant women and interviews with lawyers have revealed growing allegations that a gynecologist performed surgeries and other procedures that the women never sought or didn’t fully understand
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Democrats to Investigate Forced Surgery Claims in Georgia
Leading congressional Democrats are reacting furiously to lightly-substantiated claims that immigrants held at a detention center in Georgia are undergoing questionable hysterectomies
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233 More Virus Cases Reported at ICE Facility in Arizona
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reporting 233 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona.
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Portland Clashes Rage Again Outside US Immigration Building
Protesters in Oregon’s largest city have clashed again with federal agents outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that has become a new focus of the demonstrations that have gripped Portland for months