As of noon on 2/5/26, this event is full/at capacity.
Please join us at the Guilford Public Library meeting room on Thursday, February 5, 2026 from 4 to 6 pm for an informational session with immigration attorney Glenn Formica to learn about current ICE actions in Connecticut and what legal protections and legal responses are available to our shoreline community. Attorney Formica is a founding member and interim legal director of the newly formed The American Immigrant Law Clinic (TAILC), which is a sponsored project by Connecticut Students for a Dream (C4D). The project seeks to expand access to legal representation for Immigrants detained by ICE. The informational session will provide an opportunity to ask questions and to learn what concrete steps residents and local organizations can take to protect due process, limit harmful cooperation with ICE, and connect affected families with legal support.
Attorney Glenn Formica is a Connecticut attorney and public advocate with more than 25 years of experience assisting immigrant advocacy organizations and defending immigrants in high-stakes enforcement and deportation matters. As principal of Formica, P.C. in New Haven, he has built a practice that pairs complex litigation with community-facing advocacy, focusing on removal defense, humanitarian relief, and the protection of due process for noncitizens. His reported cases have included emergency efforts to stop the deportation of a Connecticut teens detained by ICE, representation of long‑time Connecticut residents and community leaders detained at routine ICE check‑ins, advocacy for immigrants taking sanctuary in churches, and securing rare humanitarian parole for individuals needing re-entry to the United States to be with dying loved ones.
Drawing on his years of legal experience and to meet this unique moment in America’s history, Attorney Formica has taken a leave from his private practice to stand up the TAILC project, which seeks to engage impacted immigrant communities in their own legal defense and to provide them with access to lawyers.
All are welcome. This event is intended for community members, local leaders, attorneys, clergy, educators, and anyone seeking clear, practical guidance on how to protect neighbors and uphold community values.
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
- Provide an overview of recent ICE enforcement practices in Connecticut and how they are affecting families and communities, including concerns raised in various Connecticut municipalities about detentions and cooperation with ICE. (https://ctmirror.org/2025/10/29/ct-cities-ice-interaction-policies/)
- Explain what legal protections exist under Connecticut law and policy, including limits on cooperation with ICE and requirements for judicial warrants in certain civil immigration contexts. (https://www.nhpr.org/2025-11-13/connecticut-ice-arrests-court)
- Identify lawful actions local residents, faith groups, and community organizations along the shoreline can take to safeguard community members’ rights, improve preparedness, and connect people to competent legal representation. https://ctmirror.org/2025/12/24/ct-pro-bono-attorney-immigratio-ice/)
Seating is limited, so please let us know if you plan to join us.
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