Emilia Otte

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Emilia Otte

Francelis Gonzalez remembers one evening during her internship with the Norwich police department vividly. At the time she was studying social work at Eastern Connecticut State University and accompanying officers on calls, where she’d help to de-escalate situations and offer assistance to individuals and families in crisis. That evening, from the window of the police car, Gonzalez spotted a man sitting on the Water Street Bridge. Within moments, she and the officer received a call.

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Emilia Otte

The family of Malik Jones gathered at the corner of Grand Avenue and Murphy Street in New Haven on Monday to unveil a plan to build what they called a “social justice institution” on the site where he was killed 28 years ago. The family is campaigning to raise $2.5 million to purchase an empty lot on the corner, where they plan to construct the building.

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Emilia Otte

The federal government has revoked over a dozen visas for international students at Connecticut colleges and universities, raising alarms among students, professors, administrators and lawmakers across the state. On Monday, the University of Connecticut confirmed that thirteen international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. The revocations are part of a government effort that has left hundreds of students across the country at risk for deportation.

2 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Emilia Otte

Days after Avelo Airlines said it would begin chartered deportation flights out of Mesa, Ariz., for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Connecticut lawmakers took up a proposal prohibiting companies who wish to contract with state agencies from working with federal immigration authorities. Avelo, a smaller airline that operates flights out of Hartford’s Bradley International and Tweed New Haven airports, came under fire during a meeting of the legislature’s Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Rep.

2 weeks ago | courant.com | Emilia Otte

A report by Disability Rights Connecticut released on Tuesday accused the Department of Correction of failing to provide the correct medical care to an incarcerated man who, suffering from ALS and opiate withdrawal, died within 24 hours of being admitted into the correctional facility.