Looney, Duff Demand Release of SCSU Nursing Student Seized by ICE Outside Courthouse

HARTFORD — Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today condemned the detention of Southern Connecticut State University nursing student Keyla Vazquez-Zuniga by federal immigration agents and demanded her immediate release.

“ICE’s arrest of Keyla Vazquez-Zuniga outside a Connecticut courthouse is another terrifying example of the Trump regime weaponizing federal powers to incite fear in our state. Federal agents are sowing distrust in our judicial system and making every Connecticut resident think twice before entering a courthouse to seek justice. These reckless and cruel arrests only make our communities less safe. We demand her immediate release and call on Connecticut Republicans to join us in demanding accountability for this abuse of federal power.”

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Contact: Kevin Coughlin | kevin.coughlin@cga.ct.gov | 203-710-0193