proposal from Gov. Ned Lamont<\/a>, police could not detain people at schools, college campuses and any \u201cplace where children gather\u201d \u2013 including day care centers, recreation centers and playgrounds. <\/p>\nAlso off-limits? Houses of worship and medical facilities, including drug treatment centers and hospitals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I think about a school, I don\u2019t envision danger; I see education. When I think about a hospital, I don\u2019t envision danger; I see care,\u201d said Japhet Gonzalez, a student at New Haven\u2019s High School in the Community. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have to delay out hospital appointment because the anxiety you get thinking about it being your last.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new restrictions would apply to all law enforcement officers, including state and local police. A judge struck down a similar law in California that only targeted federal agents.<\/p>\n
State Senate Democrats want to go even further.<\/p>\n
Their proposal bans face masks and would require law enforcement to display a badge and name tag when interacting with the public.<\/p>\n
Connecticut\u2019s attorney general would gain the authority to bring civil rights actions against federal officers.<\/p>\n
Plus, state investigators would have access to crime scenes involving federal agents. The move comes after the FBI denied Minnesota authorities access to evidence in the deadly shooting of Rene Good.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first time in American history, the Executive Branch has deployed ICE agents against American citizens and residents without regard for what were once considered inalienable, constitutional rights \u2013 the Fourth Amendment right against searches and seizures without a warrant,\u201d said Connecticut Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk).<\/p>\n
A third bill would ban police from using license plate readers for immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n
GOES TOO FAR?<\/p>\n
Lamont\u2019s proposal provides exceptions if police have a warrant signed by a judge, there is an imminent danger to the public or the suspect has a serious felony conviction or is on a terrorism watch list. <\/p>\n
But some Republicans think the new proposal goes too far.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand the problems that occurred in Minneapolis. We never want to see something like that happen in the state of Connecticut,\u201d said state Sen. John Kissel (R-Enfield). \u201cBut I think without immigration and Customs Enforcement, we would have a lawless society in many areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others questioned the need for a new law in Connecticut.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you give me an instance in Connecticut where ICE has entered a school?\u201d state Rep. Craig Fishbein (R-Wallingford) asked.<\/p>\n
IS IT ENFORCEABLE?<\/p>\n
Under the governor\u2019s bill, law enforcement officers who do not comply could be charged with second degree breach of peace, which carries up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n
But even Lamont questioned if federal agents can be charged in state court.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got to look at the details of it,\u201d he told reporters on Monday. \u201cAs I said, I’d like to have laws that we can enforce and make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connecticut\u2019s inspector general believes the state does have the right to prosecute ICE agents. He would gain the authority to investigate federal agents\u2019 use-of-force.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state has the sovereign right to enforce the criminal laws against federal agents regardless of what agency they work for,\u201d inspector general Eliot Prescott said.<\/p>\n
WHAT DO YOU THINK?<\/p>\n
You can submit written testimony HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n“With all that in mind, expect some changes to this proposal as it advances through the General Assembly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than a dozen new locations \u2013 including playgrounds and hospitals \u2013 would be off-limits to federal immigration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,2300,9496,2035,3125,51969,9,24,63,87],"class_list":["post-158389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-department-of-homeland-security","tag-dhs","tag-ice","tag-ice-agents","tag-ice-custody","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}