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DOJ sues Connecticut, New Haven over sanctuary policies: ‘Open defiance’
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The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut and its city of New Haven, arguing that their sanctuary policies interfere with federal enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.
The lawsuit names Connecticut, its Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong, as well as New Haven and its Mayor Justin Elicker as defendants.
The complaint takes issue with the state’s «so-called Trust Act» and other state and local sanctuary policies that the DOJ argues are illegal under federal law.
The DOJ claims these policies have allowed «dangerous criminals» to be released into communities in the Nutmeg State. It also alleges that Connecticut and New Haven have made «intentional efforts» that the lawsuit argues obstruct federal law enforcement, put people at risk and are preempted under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that state laws «do not prevent federal authorities from enforcing immigration law.» (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
«For years, Connecticut communities have paid the price of these misguided sanctuary policies,» Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the DOJ’s Civil Division said in a statement. «This lawsuit seeks to end such open defiance of federal law.»
But Elicker contends that the lawsuit misrepresents the city’s immigration policies. He said the city will fight the lawsuit and that he is confident they did nothing wrong.
«The complaint that’s been submitted by the federal government has untruths in it and is misleading. There’s actually quotes from the executive order that have ‘dot dot dot’ where they don’t finish the sentence and the last part of the sentence of the executive order actually clarifies the beginning part,» Elicker told Fox 61.
After Elicker was elected mayor in 2020, he signed an executive order barring law enforcement from asking for the immigration status of anyone they are working with.
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The mayor said his city and its employees have not taken any action to obstruct the federal government’s efforts to enforce immigration laws.
«Our employees are abiding by both city, state, and federal law with the executive order that we have, and we will continue to do that,» Elicker said.
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Lamont said in a statement that state laws «do not prevent federal authorities from enforcing immigration law,» adding that they instead «reflect a longstanding principle: the federal government cannot require states to use their personnel or resources to carry out federal enforcement responsibilities.»
«We will defend Connecticut’s laws vigorously against the complaints outlined in the federal government’s lawsuit. Our Trust Act and related policies are consistent with the Constitution and reflect our responsibility to govern responsibly, protect public safety, and uphold the rights of all residents,» the governor said.
«Connecticut respects the rule of law and the constitutional roles of both federal and state governments,» he added. «Connecticut law enforcement prioritizes serious criminal activity and works every day to keep our communities safe, while also respecting constitutional protections afforded to residents and maintaining trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.»
The lawsuit was filed against Connecticut, its Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong, as well as New Haven and its Mayor Justin Elicker. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Tong, in a statement of his own, said the «sovereign people of Connecticut have exercised our right to pass state laws like the Trust Act that prioritize public safety and ensure that all people can trust and rely on law enforcement to keep us safe.»
«It is a shame that the President and the Department of Justice are not focused on public safety but are wasting federal resources on attacking Connecticut with a baseless lawsuit that has no foundation in law or fact. Connecticut is not a ‘sanctuary’ state, whatever that means. This term is meaningless and has no basis in Connecticut law. We will defend Connecticut and Connecticut families and fight this lawless attack with every fiber of our being,» he said.
The DOJ has sued Connecticut and its city of New Haven over their sanctuary policies. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
This is the latest effort by the DOJ to target sanctuary policies in cities and states across the country.
Last month, a federal judge threw out a DOJ lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the federal enforcement of immigration laws.
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La medicina avanzada y los precios competitivos consolidan a Guatemala como destino regional de salud
La incorporación del sistema ECMO en Guatemala fortalece su oferta de turismo de salud de alta complejidad y evita que pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca o pulmonar grave deban ser trasladados al extranjero en estado crítico, según una publicación de Agexport Hoy.
La disponibilidad local de esta terapia, de acuerdo con ese medio, acerca al país a destinos médicos regionales como Costa Rica, Colombia y México.
El dato se suma a otra variable clave para ese mercado: Guatemala ofrece procedimientos con precios hasta 50 % más bajos que en Estados Unidos, según el texto fuente.
Esa combinación entre medicina especializada, costos competitivos e infraestructura es la base sobre la que el país busca captar pacientes que antes viajaban directamente a Houston, Miami o Bogotá.
El ECMO, sigla de oxigenación por membrana extracorpórea, funciona como un pulmón o corazón artificial extracorpóreo. Extrae la sangre, la oxigena, elimina el dióxido de carbono y la devuelve al organismo para que los órganos afectados puedan descansar y recuperarse, según Agexport Hoy.
Hasta ahora, los pacientes guatemaltecos y centroamericanos que necesitaban esa terapia debían salir del país, con riesgos clínicos, costos adicionales y el impacto familiar que supone un traslado en condiciones críticas, según Agexport Hoy. La disponibilidad del sistema modifica ese escenario para los casos más complejos de medicina crítica.
El Hospital Herrera Llerandi activó un sistema que requiere 26 especialistas y protocolos en menos de una hora
El avance no se limita a la compra de un equipo médico. Según Agexport Hoy, el despliegue del ECMO exigió la formación de un ecosistema clínico con más de 26 especialistas y subespecialistas certificados internacionalmente, personal de enfermería entrenado de forma específica y protocolos de activación capaces de poner en marcha el sistema en menos de una hora.
Ese proceso tomó tres años, de acuerdo con Agexport Hoy. El punto central, según esa publicación, es que la tecnología solo se convierte en capacidad real cuando existe un equipo humano preparado para operarla en condiciones de alta exigencia.
El Hospital Herrera Llerandi integró el ECMO a su nueva Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, diseñada bajo estándares internacionales con tecnología antibacterial, filtros HEPA y sistemas de aislamiento inteligente, según Agexport Hoy. La institución ya era identificada por ese medio como pionera en los primeros trasplantes de médula ósea y hepáticos realizados en el país.
La validación inicial llegó con un primer caso exitoso: un paciente de 25 años se recuperó tras cuatro días de soporte extracorpóreo, según Agexport Hoy. Para el hospital, ese resultado respalda tanto la inversión tecnológica como la preparación del equipo que opera el sistema.
La respuesta directa a la pregunta sobre qué cambia con este avance es concreta: Guatemala ya puede sostener en su propio territorio terapias de soporte vital para pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca o pulmonar severa, sin depender de una derivación internacional. Ese es el tipo de capacidad que, según el texto fuente, define a un destino maduro de turismo médico.
El texto fuente ubica la mayor parte de la infraestructura médica en dos polos. Ciudad de Guatemala reúne los hospitales privados más modernos y la tecnología de punta, en especial en las zonas 10 y 14, mientras Quetzaltenango aparece como otro centro de atracción con clínicas altamente especializadas y un entorno orientado al descanso.
Esa red incluye hospitales, clínicas dentales y oftalmológicas, centros especializados en cirugía plástica y estética, traumatología, fisioterapia y rehabilitación, oncología, diabetes, medicina reproductiva y servicios de bienestar, muchos de ellos con certificaciones internacionales, según el texto fuente. También señala que el país atrae pacientes interesados en odontología, cirugía plástica, cirugía bariátrica, oftalmología y ortopedia.
Publicaciones anteriores del CACIF, sostienen que Guatemala ofrece una de las ciudades más modernas de la región y estándares altos en servicios de medicina especializada con tecnología avanzada. Esa oferta se complementa con médicos formados en el extranjero, precios competitivos y una experiencia turística asociada al período de recuperación.
El componente turístico aparece como parte del paquete que se ofrece al paciente internacional. Después del tratamiento, según el texto fuente, los visitantes pueden desplazarse a destinos como Tikal, Antigua Guatemala, el lago de Atitlán, Semuc Champey y la sierra de Los Cuchumatanes.
La propuesta también incorpora turismo de bienestar, con servicios orientados a la salud mental, física y emocional, además de estancias de recuperación para quienes viajan por tratamientos dentales, cirugías plásticas u otros procedimientos, según el texto fuente. En ese marco, la llegada del ECMO amplía la oferta desde las intervenciones electivas hacia la medicina crítica y de alta especialidad.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Marine vet prosecutor refuses to cross constitutional line on Spanberger ‘assault weapon’ ban
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EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Mehaffey, a Marine veteran and Virginia prosecutor, is taking a hard-line stance against what he believes is an «unconstitutional» new gun ban signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
Spanberger, who has been slipping in the polls amid criticisms of her progressive policy agenda, signed a new bill last week banning the future sale and manufacture of «assault weapons,» including many semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns. The law also bans the future sale of magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.
The move caused immediate backlash from many Virginians and raised new Second Amendment violation concerns. Rather than protest, however, Mehaffey, who serves as the commonwealth attorney for Spotsylvania County, is drawing a line in the sand and flatly refusing to enforce the ban.
With the bill set to take effect this July ahead of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, Mehaffey sent a letter to Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger Harris, instructing him that the ban is «unconstitutional and cannot be lawfully enforced.»
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Virginia Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger is drawing Republicans’ ire and a potential Justice Department lawsuit on her latest moves against the Second Amendment. (Getty Images)
A statement released by Spanberger’s office called the assault weapons ban a «critical step toward protecting families, communities, and the law enforcement officers who serve them.»
Spanberger remarked she signed the bill into law «because firearms designed to inflict maximum casualties do not belong on our streets.»
She added that «while the General Assembly chose not to adopt my amendment that specifically carves out certain firearms frequently used for hunting, I will work with the patrons to clarify this language.»
In response, Mehaffey said in an interview with Fox News Digital that the law «is striking at the core of the militia system that existed in Virginia.»
According to Mehaffey, the Second Amendment is not just an assurance of personal freedoms, but also a safeguard for a community’s ability to defend itself through a «well-regulated militia.»
«Our founders were careful to make sure when they drafted our founding document, that the ultimate right of the people was preserved to defend themselves and to defend their community,» he explained. «So, the linchpin of the constitutional analysis is going to be does this instrument have some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a regulated militia.»
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Mehaffey argues that Virginia historical tradition and legal precedent requires citizens own firearms for the public defense, saying, «The second amendment may not mean that you are allowed to have a nuclear weapon, but what it does allow you to have is a basic infantry weapon.» (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Mehaffey argues that in Virginia, historical tradition and case law precedent not only allow citizens to own firearms but even require them to arm themselves with the weapons of a basic infantryman for common defense. In the Founding Fathers’ time, Mehaffey said the standard issue was a musket and 20 rounds. Today, the basic infantry weapon in the U.S. military is the M4A1 carbine equipped with a 30-round magazine.
«The second amendment may not mean that you are allowed to have a nuclear weapon,» he laughed. «But what it does allow you to have is a basic infantry weapon.»
«That sort of weapon is the core of what’s protected by the Second Amendment. Not necessarily a nuclear warhead, but a rifle that you can take out and form either a fire team or a company to defend yourself and to defend your community.»
Mehaffey is not alone in his stance. In addition to what he characterized as the «overwhelmingly positive» response from his community, Smyth County Commonwealth’s Attorney Phillip Blevins, an Air Force veteran, has also refused to enforce the bill, arguing it is unconstitutional. The ban is also facing lawsuits from gun-rights groups, including the NRA, Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation.
Blevins told Fox News Digital that «ultimately, courts will continue to address these issues, and I respect the role of the judiciary. But as the elected Commonwealth’s Attorney for Smyth County, I will continue to stand for what I believe the Constitution requires, without apology or hesitation.»
«My position is not based on politics. It is based on constitutional fidelity,» he continued, adding, «The Bill of Rights either means something, or it does not.»
«As Commonwealth’s Attorney, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Virginia. That oath is not situational, and it does not change based on politics, headlines, or pressure from either side of an issue.»
Mehaffey believes he and those standing beside him on this issue will ultimately prevail.
«The Second Amendment is the supreme law of the land, both in the U.S. Constitution and the analog in the Virginia Constitution,» he explained. «So, whatever law is passed by the General Assembly is not going to have the ability to supersede the Constitution.»
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Marine veteran and now Spotsylvania, Virginia, Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey with his wife, Lucie. (Courtesy of Spotsylvania Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey)
While he has gotten a lot of personal attention for his stance, Mehaffey emphasized that, «I want nothing more than to fulfill my office with honor and to be a good servant to the people that elected me to represent them and to stick up for their rights.»
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«That’s what I’m trying to do,» he continued, adding, «I would expect any government official to remain faithful to the Constitution and to discharge their duties as servants of the people in the same way that I have.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger for additional comment.
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