Supporters hold signs as they stand on the steps at the north side of the Connecticut State Capitol during a press conference to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam meets with Tabitha Sookdeo, Executive Director of CT Students for a Dream before a press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
CT Attorney General William Tong, talks to the media during a press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Kica Matos, President of National Immigration Law Center, talks to the media during a press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
John Wgo from ULA, left and Carla Esquivel, from Nosotras CT, stand with supporters during a press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Tetyana Pavelo, an Ukrainian immigrant, talks to the media during a press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Supporters hold signs as they stand on the steps at the north side of the Connecticut State Capitol during a press conference to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Supporters hold signs as they stand on the steps at the north side of the Connecticut State Capitol during a press conference to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Supporters hold signs as they stand on the steps at the north side of the Connecticut State Capitol during a press conference to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
CT Attorney General William Tong, talks to the media during a press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
Supporters hold signs as they stand on the steps at the north side of the Connecticut State Capitol during a press conference to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
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Supporters hold signs as they stand on the steps at the north side of the Connecticut State Capitol during a press conference to reassure that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants on Monday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/ Hartford Courant)
