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Greater Bridgeport Transit faced scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice over lack of accommodations for passengers who are disabled. -
![Li Chuanliang [left] and Pastor Pan Yongguang, part of a group of Chinese Christians resettled in Texas and awaiting final approval of their refugee status, watch a Chinese-captioned live broadcast of President Donald Trump speaking at his inauguration on a cell phone, Jan. 20, 2025, in Midland, Texas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0dde027/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4794x2671+0+263/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2F79%2Fb150338a45f4aefc045d51a3921c%2Fap25028748064194.jpg)
Western Mass. resettlement agency feels impact of Trump administration’s broad freeze on foreign aidTens of thousands of recently arrived refugees are losing support for basic necessities like food and rent after a Trump administration order suspended federal funding for resettlement agencies last week. -
Federal immigration enforcement in Vermont is not new. What is, legal experts say, is what they describe as an intensifying rhetoric and “fear-mongering” at the federal level. Groups in Vermont are trying to combat fear with crowd-sourcing more information. -
Massachusetts has quickly become a flashpoint for immigration enforcement, first with Fox hyping arrests in Boston. And now Republican Rep. James Comer, of Kentucky, has asked Mayor Michelle Wu to testify about the city’s policies on working with federal agents.
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Residents packed an ACLU of Connecticut town hall Wednesday night in Greenwich. The forum was part of the organization’s statewide outreach efforts to discuss what the group calls “attacks on civil liberties” under a new Trump administration and how federal policy changes may affect individual rights of residents. -
Before a crowd at the East Hartford Senior Center, Larson said the Trump White House’s order to freeze federal funding, since rescinded and blocked by courts, was “poorly executed.” -
Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees, but is taking steps to limit exposure. -
From work stoppages to canceled flights, here's how President Donald Trump's recent actions are impacting Vermont's refugee agencies and the communities they serve.
![Li Chuanliang [left] and Pastor Pan Yongguang, part of a group of Chinese Christians resettled in Texas and awaiting final approval of their refugee status, watch a Chinese-captioned live broadcast of President Donald Trump speaking at his inauguration on a cell phone, Jan. 20, 2025, in Midland, Texas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf0003e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4794x2671+0+263/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2F79%2Fb150338a45f4aefc045d51a3921c%2Fap25028748064194.jpg)
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