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E-Mail Shows Link Between New Haven ID Law, Federal Raid on Immigrants

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· Story link An e-mail obtained by the Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act suggests a strong link…
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An e-mail obtained by the Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act suggests a strong link between a New Haven ordinance creating an ID card program for illegal immigrants and a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that arrested 30 immigrants in the city one day later. The city’s mayor claims the e-mail, from New Haven agents to the ICE director, shows the raid was retaliatory. (1/28/08)

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