active-litigation — Gov. Lamont signed the law May 4, 2026 (formerly SB 397), banning federal agents from wearing masks in CT, requiring identification (name tag or badge number), establishing 'protected areas' (schools, hospitals, social-service facilities, houses of worship) where civil arrests are barred, and giving the state inspector general jurisdiction over ICE use of lethal force. DOJ sued CT, Lamont, and AG Tong on May 18, 2026 — the SECOND federal suit against CT in 2026, distinct from the April 14 sanctuary/TRUST Act suit. Tong vowed a 'vigorous' defense; Lamont said he saw no settlement coming.

active — ICE has repeatedly arrested people at or near CT courthouses in 2026 despite November 2025 state legislation requiring notice to a judicial marshal plus a judicial warrant. A Jan 20, 2026 arrest inside the New Haven courthouse violated that rule (no notice given). A May 18, 2026 arrest on Lafayette St. in Hartford, between the Superior Court and Community Partners in Action, used masked, unidentified agents — implicating the new mask/ID law. Advocates report a sharp May 2026 uptick across Bridgeport, New Haven (~10), North Haven, and Hartford. People arrested are processed at Hartford and transferred out of state.

resolved — A prior monitoring tip flagged a 1.3M-sqft Killingly warehouse with 'no end user' as a possible stealth ICE warehouse-detention site (part of the national ICE warehouse-acquisition pattern). As of May 28, 2026, the end user is identified: AMAZON has proposed buying 500+ acres in Killingly and spending $200M on a 1.3M-sqft robotics sorting/shipping center. No ICE connection found. Tip closed — NOT an ICE detention site.

active-litigation — DOJ filed suit April 14, 2026 against CT, Gov. Lamont, AG Tong, City of New Haven, and Mayor Elicker, targeting the state's Trust Act and New Haven's 2020 sanctuary executive order under the Supremacy Clause. CT disputed the lawsuit as 'baseless,' and the state Senate passed a counter-bill granting residents the right to sue federal officers for civil rights violations. The Cheshire student case — an Afghan teenager and aspiring cardiologist detained by ICE — galvanized bipartisan condemnation and became the fight's most visible human flashpoint.