WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) David Venturella requesting a meeting and demanding information about a dramatic increase in immigration enforcement activity in Connecticut over the last several weeks. The surge has focused on Danbury and nearby towns, where people have been targeted dropping their children off at school and going to work.
"Over the past week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") agents have sown fear and panic among parents, children, and workers as they detained scores o...