Public Forum In Berlin To Address ICE's Actions

BERLIN, CT — A grassroots activist organization out of Berlin is hosting a Connecticut state senator and constitutional attorney for a special forum on Monday called "ICE and Immigration."

The forum, sponsored by Grassroots Berlin and featuring state Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, D-Trumbull, will take place Monday, Sept. 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Berlin Community Center, 230 Kensington Road. Refreshments will be served.

Gadkar-Wilcox serves the 22nd Senate District in the Connecticut General Assembly, representing Bridgeport, Trumbull, and Monroe.

A human rights scholar and attorney, she will discuss immigration, human rights and constitutional law.

"Learn about the legal landscape, community impact, and ways to engage locally," wrote Grassroots Berlin, which describes itself as a bipartisan organization.

The event comes as the nation is becoming more and more divided over President Donald Trump's actions on immigrants as the government has beefed up the budget of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Those actions show undocumented immigrants being rounded up and taken away by masked "agents," who don't display any warrants or identify themselves.

Critics call these tactics authoritarian and undemocratic, while supporters say these federal agents are simply enforcing immigration law.

For more information on Grassroots Berlin, click on this link.