POLITICS

Bridgeport Councilman Endorsed for Reelection Despite Fraud Arrest

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U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, Conn. screenshot/Google Maps Connecticut state Rep. Christopher Rosario, a Democrat, nominated embattled incumbent Councilman Alfredo Castillo for another two-year term this week at the party convention in the downtown government center. Castillo, a Democrat who represents Connecticut’s 136th district in Bridgeport, is facing multiple counts

Deportations start at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida officials vow to “surge” arrests

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility that his administration set up in the Everglades, saying “hundreds” of detainees held at the site had been processed for deportation. DeSantis, a Republican who has sought to vocally highlight his state’s efforts