Joshua Eaton

Georgia, Washington, D.C., United States

Investigative Reporter at Hearst Connecticut Media Group

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Inside a 'huge' scam that affects some immigrants seeking to stay in the U.S.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Joshua Eaton

R.P. spent years as a client of Khatija Khan, giving her over $11,300 for help getting permanent residency in the United States, according to court records. At first, meeting Khan felt "like a family," R.P., identified in a court transcript only by their initials, told a federal judge in Bridgeport. But, as months turned to years, there was no progress on R.P.'s immigration case, despite the thousands of dollars handed over to Khan.
Former Yale student gives harrowing account of ICE arrest, detention

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Joshua Eaton

A former Yale student who was recently released from a federal immigration facility after being tased and arrested in a Hartford courthouse has given a harrowing account of his weeks-long detention in an interview with CT Insider. "I felt like I was on a conveyor belt to my death," said Saifullah J. Khan, 32, an Afghan citizen who came to the United States to study in 2011. Despite his release, Khan still gravely fears deportation. "I will be killed in Afghanistan," he said.
Former Yale student reportedly tased by ICE released from custody

4 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Joshua Eaton

A former Yale student was released from immigration custody Friday evening after he was reportedly tased and detained earlier this month at the federal building in Hartford, according to one of his attorneys who is not his immigration counsel. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released 32-year-old Afghan immigrant Saifullah J.
An inside look as activists lobby lawmakers for immigrant protections

1 month ago | ctinsider.com | Joshua Eaton

HARTFORD - Speaking with a half-dozen activists who'd come to the state capitol to lobby, State Rep. Joe Gresko pantomimed as he explained the process lawmakers were going through to negotiate a key piece of legislation. "You gotta say OK," the Democrat from Stratford said, pointing animatedly at one of the activists who strained to hear him over the din inside the busy marble-and-granite hallway outside the House chamber Thursday afternoon.
Bethany leader resigns after report of failure to act amid abuse claims

1 month ago | ncadvertiser.com | Bill Cummings |Joshua Eaton

First Selectwoman Paula Cofrancesco is seen during a special meeting of the Bethany Board of Selectmen in Town Hall on July 8, 2024, to discuss charges of child sex abuse against former town worker Anthony Mastrangelo.
Bethany leader resigns after report of failure to act amid abuse claims

1 month ago | darientimes.com | Bill Cummings |Joshua Eaton

BETHANY — The town’s top official, First Selectwoman Paula Cofrancesco announced plans to resign Monday amid public outcry after a scathing report found that she failed to take timely and appropriate action in response to multiple allegations of child sex abuse by a town employee. The announcement of her resignation was met with resounding applause at a town meeting packed with more than 150 residents Monday evening.
Bethany leader resigns after report of failure to act amid abuse claims

1 month ago | ctinsider.com | Bill Cummings |Joshua Eaton

BETHANY - The town's top official, First Selectwoman Paula Cofrancesco announced plans to resign Monday amid public outcry after a scathing report found that she failed to take timely and appropriate action in response to multiple allegations of child sex abuse by a town employee. The announcement of her resignation was met with resounding applause at a town meeting packed with more than 150 residents Monday evening.
More criticism of Bethany head after reported failures amid abuse claims

1 month ago | ctinsider.com | Joshua Eaton

Pressure continues to mount on embattled Bethany First Selectwoman Paula Cofrancesco after a report released last week found that she failed to take timely and appropriate action in response to multiple allegations of child sex abuse by a town employee. In a phone interview with CT Insider over the weekend, Selectwoman Gina Teixeira - the only Democrat on Bethany's three-person Board of Selectmen - called on Cofrancesco, a Republican, to resign.
Yale hunger strike for Gaza reaches fifth day with university resisting demand for meeting

1 month ago | ctinsider.com | Brian Zahn |Joshua Eaton

NEW HAVEN - A group of seven Yale University students, alumni and faculty entered a fifth day of a hunger strike Wednesday to pressure university officials to make financial and ideological divestments from systems supporting Israel.
National immigration group targets Avelo's ICE deportation flights as Tweed protests continue

1 month ago | darientimes.com | Joshua Eaton

NEW HAVEN — About 100 people crowded onto both sides of Burr Street in front of Tweed New Haven Airport on Monday holding signs with the faces of immigrants deported by the Trump administration and chanting "shame" to protest Avelo Airlines’ decision to operate deportation flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protest comes as a newly formed national coalition launched this week calling for a boycott of the budget airline, which has one of its largest hubs in New Haven.