Stories

The Lewiston Blue Devils huddle before a game. Photo courtesy of Amy Bass

Author Amy Bass On How A High School Soccer Team United A New England Town

April 12, 2018

Amy Bass tells the story of a changing soccer team, and town in her new book: One Goal: A Coach, A Team, And the Game that Brought A Divided Town Together, where she follows the Lewiston Blue Devils as they pursue the state championship for the first time in their history. 

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Hartford resident Georges Annan-Kingsley, right, is an artist and political refugee from the Ivory Coast.

2020 Census Provokes Mixed Reactions On Citizenship Question

April 6, 2018

While the Welcoming Committee steers clear of asking neighbors about their citizenship status, the 2020 Census is planning to ask that question — and that has stirred mixed reactions across the country and in communities like Hartford.

 

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An Asylum Seeker Answered Interview Questions At An Appointment. Government Officials Say She Never Showed Up

March 29, 2018

A Central American woman applying for asylum in Boston is suing the federal government, saying an immigration official falsified records of a recent appointment.

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Marivelisse Acosta is from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She's now studying communications at CCSU in New Britain, Connecticut. Photo by Ryan Caron King for Connecticut Public Radio

Displaced By The Storm, Puerto Rican Students Settle In At CCSU

March 22, 2018

It’s lunchtime at Central Connecticut State University and 10 students converge on their usual spot in the dining hall. They start talking about the food — and it becomes clear that they don’t love the rice. They explain that it’s not as seasoned as the homemade arroz in Puerto Rico.

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How U.S. Customs Officers Are Trained

March 22, 2018

CBP officers work at official ports of entry and they decide who enters the country and who doesn’t. But their broad authority has some civil rights advocates raising concerns.

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Top row (L) Ageth Okeny (R) Haitham Bol; Bottom row L-R: Sagda Bol, Magda Bol and Atka Bol. Courtesy the Okeny Family

Facing Deportation Threat, This New Hampshire Family Is Looking For Answers

March 9, 2018

Ageth Okeny fled war in Sudan with her four children.

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After Immigration Officials Change Course, Meriden Mother Faces Deportation Again

February 27, 2018

The story of a mother from Meriden, Connecticut, went viral earlier this year when more than 13,000 people signed an online petition asking immigration officials to let her stay in the country. Nelly Cumbicos fled her native Ecuador nearly 20 years ago because of violent threats against her family.

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For Every High Profile Immigration Stay, Dozens Leave New England

February 20, 2018

In July 2017, Iglesias de Dios Pentecostal Church in New Haven swarmed with national press, protesters, Connecticut’s U.S. Senators and Governor Dannel Malloy.

 

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DOJ Threatens To Subpoena Lawrence In ‘Sanctuary City’ Fight

January 25, 2018

Lawrence, Massachusetts is one of 23 jurisdictions that have received a letter from the Justice Department threatening to pull certain federal grant funds if the city cannot prove it complies with federal immigration authorities.

 

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For Undocumented Workers On Vermont Farms, 2017 Was A Year Filled With Anxiety

January 10, 2018

An escalation in immigration enforcement over the past year has brought a new level of anxiety for the several thousand migrant farm workers living in Vermont.

 

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