Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a DHS rule that allows certain affirmative asylum applications to be referred to removal proceedings without an asylum officer interview. The coalition argues the rule violates federal law and harms asylum seekers, including unaccompanied children; this was a policy opposition letter, not a privacy enforcement action.
This release concerns immigration policy rather than privacy or a contract enforcement action, so it does not identify specific contract clauses requiring revision. Organizations contracting with immigration-service providers, legal aid organizations, or vendors supporting asylum cases may nonetheless want to review service descriptions and referral procedures, safeguards for unaccompanied minors, notice and change-in-law provisions, and confidentiality and data-handling terms for applicant information.
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"opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new rule"
"under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act"
"Abandons compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)"
"the coalition argue the IFR violates federal law"
"as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general"
Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 26 states to sue the Trump administration over unlawful conditions attached to counterterrorism and emergency funding. The conditions would require states to share voter data with DHS and assist in immigration enforcement, which the coalition argues violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause.
Other enforcement action: Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, joined by 18 other states, sued the Trump Administration over its unlawful $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions. The lawsuit alleges that the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act by exceeding congressional authority and bypassing required rulemaking procedures, harming educational institutions and employers.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Department of Homeland Security's expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to include U.S.-born citizens. The coalition argues the expansion violates the Privacy Act of 1974, creates a massive surveillance database, increases data breach risks, and will lead to inaccurate verifications and denial of benefits.
Connecticut and Massachusetts co-led a coalition protest urging FERC to reject the proposed NextEra Energy-Dominion Energy merger. The coalition argued that the merger could increase market power and threaten energy affordability, reliability, and competition; the release does not report a final enforcement decision or penalty.
Connecticut officials warned residents about potential home improvement scams before an approaching nor’easter, including unlicensed contractors, high-pressure sales tactics, and demands for full payment upfront. The release provides consumer guidance on checking contractors and contract requirements; it does not announce an enforcement action or penalty against a named entity.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and Pennsylvania’s governor in a letter urging HHS to keep federal vaccine recommendations grounded in scientific and medical evidence. The letter asks HHS to preserve the ACIP’s role and current vaccine recommendation categories; it is a policy advocacy action, not a privacy enforcement action.