***NEWS ADVISORY***

TUESDAY: SENATORS LOONEY, DUFF & WINFIELD PREVIEW SENATE PASSAGE OF ICE BILL

Sue ICE agents in federal court, ban masks, give AG and IG broad new powers; Bill also addresses responsible use of license plate readers

HARTFORD – Democratic state senators tomorrow will debate and pass Senate Bill 397, “AN ACT CONCERNING DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY,” that could help reduce in Connecticut some of the horrific human rights and Constitutional abuses already committed by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in multiple cities and towns across America.

S.B. 397 also addresses the growth in government use of automated license plate reader systems to ensure that driver data is handled responsibly and not abused.

Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), and Judiciary Committee Co-Chairman Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) will discuss the need for the bill at Noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14, in Senator Looney’s Capitol office.

WHO: Senate President Martin Looney, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, Judiciary Committee Co-Chairman Sen. Gary Winfield

WHAT: Press conference on the ICE bill to be debated and passed Tuesday in the state Senate

WHEN: Noon, Tuesday, April 14

WHERE: Sen. Looney’s Capitol office, Room 311

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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