WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari seeking "a formal investigation into the recent surge of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] arrests and activity in Connecticut."
The surge has focused on Danbury and nearby towns, where people have been targeted dropping their children off at school and going to work. "In one of the largest immigration operations in Connecticut history, ICE agents reportedly apprehended nearly 100 individuals - many of whom likely have legal status and no apparent serious criminal history - throughout the course of just one week...