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Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Wanted Venezuelan Murderer Caught Hiding On Cape Cod Wanted Venezuelan Murderer Caught Hiding On Cape Cod
Wanted Venezuelan Murderer Caught Hiding On Cape Cod A Venezuelan national living on Cape Cod has been arrested for a second time after failing to tell federal law enforcement officials about his previous murder conviction. The 38-year-old man had been staying in state-provided housing in Bourne at Joint Base Cape Cod when he was arrested by Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston on Friday, Oct. 27, according to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Police did not release his name.  When confronted by immigration officials, the Venezuelan citizen admitted to his murder conviction and being wanted in his home country for v…

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by Khier Casino
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26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA 26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA
26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA A 26-year-old man was sentenced for his role in an ATM skimming operation that spanned multiple states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Dragush Hornea, a Romanian national, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and one year of supervised release, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Monday, Feb. 14. He will be subject to deportation proceedings after he completes his sentence, the US Attorney's Office said. Hornea pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Sentenced For Stalking Wife In Violation Of Protective Order Man Sentenced For Stalking Wife In Violation Of Protective Order
Man Sentenced For Stalking Wife In Violation Of Protective Order A man who emigrated to Connecticut has been sentenced for stalking. Alaa Hasan Qalb Allouz, 34, a citizen of Syria who emigrated to Connecticut with his wife and children, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to stalking and violating a protective order. In July 2016, Allouz, his wife and children emigrated from Syria and settled in New Haven, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In April 2017, Allouz’s wife filed a petition for dissolution of marriage, after incidents of domestic violence and Allouz’s state arre…

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by Zak Failla
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Alleged Kidnapper Admits To Lying To Hide Identity, Get Federal Benefits Alleged Kidnapper Admits To Lying To Hide Identity, Get Federal Benefits
Alleged Kidnapper Admits To Lying To Hide Identity, Get Federal Benefits A Canadian man who allegedly kidnapped his toddler in Canada before changing his name and hiding in America for three decades before his arrest in Connecticut has pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court. Allan Mann, Jr., also known as Hailee Randolph DeSouza and Hailey R. DeSouza, 66, pleaded guilty to a false statement offense related to his living in the U.S. under an assumed name for approximately 30 years. Mann abducted his 21-month-old, Jermaine Allan Mann, in Canada in 1987 during a court-ordered visit in Toronto. He then came to America, and acquired counterfeit birth certificates …

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by Zak Failla
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NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids
NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids New York is among as many as 10 cities nationwide that are going to be the target of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting illegal immigrants, which are expected to begin this weekend and the state's attorney general is vowing to protect those undocumented immigrants. The raids come weeks after President Donald Trump tweeted ICE’s plans to conduct them, forcing the commander-in-chief to postpone the operation due to the leaked information and public outcry. They have now been re-scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 14, though few details have been released. The raids, which w…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican Nationals Sentenced For Drug Ring Involving Westchester, Fairfield Counties Mexican Nationals Sentenced For Drug Ring Involving Westchester, Fairfield Counties
Mexican Nationals Sentenced For Drug Ring Involving Westchester, Fairfield Counties A pair of Mexican nationals living in Fairfield County illegally have been sentenced in Bridgeport federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking operation that brought cocaine and methamphetamine to and from New York and Connecticut. Jaime Lopez, 37, and his brother, Rafael Lopez-Macias, 46, both citizens of Mexico last known to be living in Norwalk who were involved in drug trafficking have been sentenced in Bridgeport federal court, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Lopez-Macias received a term of 120 months in prison after pleading guilty in March to one count of possession wit…

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by Zak Failla
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Twice-Deported Man Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US Twice-Deported Man Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US
Twice-Deported Man Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US A man already deported out of the country twice will spend nearly two years behind bars after admitting to illegally entering the United States. Hector Ovidio Diaz Garrido, a citizen of Guatemala last known to live in Norwalk, has been sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to reentry of a removed alien. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Diaz Garrido, 41, who has never had legal status in the country, was deported from the U.S. to Guatemala in June 2011 following a March 2010 conviction for assaulting a police officer. In April 2012, Diaz Garr…

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by Zak Failla
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Syrian National Admits To Federal Stalking Offense In Connecticut Syrian National Admits To Federal Stalking Offense In Connecticut
Syrian National Admits To Federal Stalking Offense In Connecticut A Syrian national living in Connecticut has admitted to harassing, threatening and intimidating his wife amid divorce proceedings while he was detained by ICE. Alaa Hasan Qalb Allouz, a citizen of Syria last known to live in New Haven, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to one count of stalking in violation of a protective order. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in July 2016, Allouz, his wife and children emigrated from Syria and settled in New Haven. In April the following year, Allouz’s wife filed a petition for a dissolution of marriage following several domestic violence incid…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican Living In CT Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US Mexican Living In CT Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US
Mexican Living In CT Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US A citizen of Mexico living in Connecticut has been sentenced for reentering the country for the third time after being busted on drug charges. Simon Rodrigo Toral-Contreras, a Mexican citizen last known to live in Waterbury, has been sentenced in New Haven district court to five months in prison, time already served, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. In May last year, Toral-Contreras was arrested by officers from the Waterbury Police Department for misdemeanor offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. He was deported back to Mexico the following month. In…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County
Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County A Mexican national who repeatedly illegally entered the country has admitted to his role in trafficking methamphetamine and other drugs from New York to Connecticut. Rafael Lopez-Macias, a citizen of Mexico last known to reside in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to narcotics trafficking and immigration offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In June 1998, Lopez-Macias was convicted in California on charges that included cocaine trafficking, Durham said. In February 2001, he was deported to Mexico. Lopez-Macias proceeded to illegally reenter the country i…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Involved In Phishing Scheme Targeting CT Schools Sentenced Man Involved In Phishing Scheme Targeting CT Schools Sentenced
Man Involved In Phishing Scheme Targeting CT Schools Sentenced A Nigerian national in the country on an expired visitor’s visa will be deported after being sentenced for running a scheme to steal the personal identifying information of hundreds of school employees in Connecticut. Olukayode Ibrahim Lawal, a citizen of Nigeria last living in Smyrna, Georgia, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, time already served, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in December. Lawal’s arrest was made as part of a larger investigation by the FBI’s cybercrime squad in New Haven and the IRS into “phishing” emails that were sent to sever…

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by Zak Failla
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Syrian National Faces Stalking Charge In CT Syrian National Faces Stalking Charge In CT
Syrian National Faces Stalking Charge In CT A Syrian national who allegedly threatened and bullied his wife while in federal custody is facing prison time after being charged by a federal grand jury in Connecticut. Alaa Hasan Qalb Allouz, 34, a resident of Syria living in New Haven has been indicted on a charge of stalking in violation of a protective order after allegedly abusing his former wife. In July 2016, Allouz, his wife and their children emigrated from Syria and settled in New Haven, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. In April the following year, Allouz’s wife filed a petition for a dissolution of marriage following several dom…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced
Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced A Haitian national who worked as a driver in Fairfield County is heading to prison and will be deported after stealing nearly a million dollars from his employers to live a lush lifestyle. Georges Avridor, a citizen of Haiti who formerly lived in Greenwich and Stamford has been sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 37 months in prison for scheming to steal $889,425 by stealing checks. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that between July 2013 and October 2016, Avridor stole personal bank checks from two Greenwich residents who employed him as a driver. He would make the checks payable to “ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Honduran Living In Stamford Sentenced For illegally Reentering US Honduran Living In Stamford Sentenced For illegally Reentering US
Honduran Living In Stamford Sentenced For illegally Reentering US A convicted felon living illegally in Fairfield County who is a citizen of Honduras is heading to prison for illegally reentering the country. Erick Sanabria-Hernandes, who was living in Stamford, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of illegal reentry into the United States earlier this year. Sanabria-Hernandes, 34, illegally entered the country and was busted by U.S. Border Patrol officers in May 2004 after he crossed the Mexican border. In August the following year, Sanabria-Hernandes failed to show up to an immigration hearing in San Antonio and h…

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by Zak Failla
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Sex Offender In Danbury Sent To Prison for Illegally Reentering From Ecuador Sex Offender In Danbury Sent To Prison for Illegally Reentering From Ecuador
Sex Offender In Danbury Sent To Prison for Illegally Reentering From Ecuador A sex offender from Ecuador, who most recently lived in Fairfield County, is heading back to prison after illegally entering the country for the second time. Enrique Fajardo Marin, 40, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States in June. This is the third time he has been arrested while living illegally in the country. Fajardo was convicted in Danbury Superior Court of illegal sexual contact with a minor and risk of injury in December 2011. He was sentenced to a term of 18 years in prison, execution suspended after 10 years, wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican National Sentenced To Prison For Third Illegal Reentry Mexican National Sentenced To Prison For Third Illegal Reentry
Mexican National Sentenced To Prison For Third Illegal Reentry A Mexican national with multiple criminal convictions is heading back to prison after being busted reentering the country for the third time after being deported from Connecticut. Jose Del Carmen Hernandez Hernandez, 43, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally reentering the country after being deported, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction for illegally reentering the states. Between 1999 and 2009, Hernandez - whom U.S. Attorney John Durham noted never held legal status in the c…

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by Zak Failla
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16 Undocumented Sex Offenders In Region Busted By ICE 16 Undocumented Sex Offenders In Region Busted By ICE
16 Undocumented Sex Offenders In Region Busted By ICE The Hudson Valley was among three areas targeted by federal officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which led to the arrest of several sexual predators during a two-day operation this week. As part of “Operation SOAR” (Sexual Offender Alien Removal), ICE officers arrested 16 undocumented sex offenders, with arrests taking place in Rockland County, on Long Island and throughout New York City. The two-day enforcement effort ended on Sept. 11. During the course of the operation, each of the suspects taken into custody had criminal histor…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US
Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US An illegal immigrant who once called Fairfield County home has admitted to illegally reentering the country after being deported. Former Norwalk resident Miguel Angel Arcos-Vasquez - also known as Dimas Fernando Herrarte - pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to illegally reentering the country following several failed attempts. He is a legalized citizen of either Mexico or Guatemala, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to Durham. Arcos-Vasquez, 26, illegally entered the country in or before 2014. In March of that year, he was a…

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by Zak Failla
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Citizen Of Mexico Pleads Guilty to Third Illegal Reentry Offense In CT Citizen Of Mexico Pleads Guilty to Third Illegal Reentry Offense In CT
Citizen Of Mexico Pleads Guilty to Third Illegal Reentry Offense In CT A Mexican national with a long rap sheet has pleaded guilty in Connecticut to illegally re-entering the country after being deported twice, violating the conditions of his supervised release for a prior conviction for the same offense. Jose Del Carmen Hernandez Hernandez, 41, has pleaded guilty to one count of illegally reentering the United States after being deported. He has never held a legal status in the country, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, noted. Between 1999 and 2009, Hernandez was convicted of various felonies, including assault, threaten…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Fleeing ICE Agents Hit By Police Car In Fairfield County Man Fleeing ICE Agents Hit By Police Car In Fairfield County
Man Fleeing ICE Agents Hit By Police Car In Fairfield County This story has been updated. A 24-year-old man was hit by a police car as he was running from federal immigration authorities who were attempting to arrest him. The incident unfolded Friday morning at the Danbury Superior Court where Samuel Cruz of Danbury was appearing in court on assault and disorderly conduct charges in connection with a domestic violence case, said Danbury Police Sgt. John Krupinsky.  It was determined that Cruz was wanted for a deportation warrant and ran from ICE agents when they attempted to apprehend him on the steps of the Superior Court House, said Det. Lt. Mark …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking
Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking A Mexican national is set to spend the next four years behind bars before being deported after pleading guilty to trafficking heroin in Connecticut. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that 44-year-old Onel Arana-Gervacio - also known as Arana Ricardo Leon Cepeda - has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, one kilogram or more of heroin, and one count of illegal reentry. In October 2016, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama condu…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Man In Need Of Kidney Dialysis Given Stay Of Deportation Fairfield County Man In Need Of Kidney Dialysis Given Stay Of Deportation
Fairfield County Man In Need Of Kidney Dialysis Given Stay Of Deportation A Stamford man who was on the verge of being deported to Hondorus despite having serious kidney disease has received a six-month reprieve from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. “While this is welcome news, a six-month stay is not enough, especially considering that the hospital cannot perform the kidney transplant necessary to keep Mr. Santos alive without at least a year of post-op recovery time," Malloy said.  Nelson Rosales Santos, 49, has lived in Stamford for more than 30 years when he came to this country from Honduras in 1989. The hardworki…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine
Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine A Mexican national who has previously been deported from the United States is going to spend the next five years behind bars after pleading guilty to trafficking nearly five kilograms of cocaine in an around Fairfield County. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Monday that 44-year-old Luis Palacios Ortiz, who is a citizen of Mexico has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, following by 10 years of supervised released for drug and immigration offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 13, 2017, Connecticut S…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK SEEN HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK
Seen HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK A Senegalese national escaped ICE agents who were deporting him at JFK Airport, said authorities who were searching for him. Mohamadou Lamine Mbacke, 31, "was in ICE custody awaiting removal via a commercial airline flight through JFK Tuesday before absconding" at Terminal 4's Gate B23, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Khaalid Walls. The agents apparently had removed Mbacke's handcuffs to bring him through screening when he bolted, authorities said. He hopped into a cab around 9 p.m. and was gone, Walls said surveillance video show. Mbacke, who'd been living in D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Taken Into Custody By ICE Outside Court In Fairfield County Two Taken Into Custody By ICE Outside Court In Fairfield County
Two Taken Into Custody By ICE Outside Court In Fairfield County The lawyer for a man facing deportation after he was grabbed outside of court by immigration agents said his client may have little recourse despite being the father of a legal American resident.  Edwin Silva, 22, was one of two men confronted outside the Golden Hill Street courthouse last week by an ICE team, according to this report in the Connecticut Post.  The undocumented immigrant dove over a chest-high retaining wall and fled down the street, leaving his sneakers behind, The Post said. The immigration enforcement officers and local police arrested Silva about a half mile away at the…

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by Daily Voice
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New Fairfield Dad Deported To Guatemala After Request To Stay Denied New Fairfield Dad Deported To Guatemala After Request To Stay Denied
New Fairfield Dad Deported To Guatemala After Request To Stay Denied A father from New Fairfield was deported to Guatemala on Wednesday, Jan. 31 after federal immigration officials denied his request to stay in the United States, according to multiple news reports. Joel Colindres illegally came to the U.S. from Guatemala in 2004 and has been living and working here since, according to this report by Connecticut News12. He reportedly was granted an emergency stay of deportation last summer,. Family attorney Erin O'Neil-Baker said Colindres boarded a plane Wednesday to Guatemala. O'Neil-Baker told News12 that Colindres has always cooperated with Immigration an…

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by Jon Craig
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Rally Planned To Support New Fairfield Dad Facing Second Deportation Order Rally Planned To Support New Fairfield Dad Facing Second Deportation Order
Rally Planned To Support New Fairfield Dad Facing Second Deportation Order NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Supporters are rallying to help a New Fairfield father of two who is facing a second order to return to his native Guatemala.   A peaceful rally is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hartford federal building, 450 Main St. in hopes of getting a stay of deportation for Joel Colindres. Colindres, 33, fled death threats in Guatemala in 2004 and is now marked for deportation back to that Central American country on Jan. 31. This is the second time he has faced deportation in the past five months. He was ordered to leave the country last summer but was granted a last-min…

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by Daily Voice