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In today's newsletter:

  • See what drew families to Lighthouse Point's raptor-filled migration festival.
  • How a New Haven family is fighting back after a sudden ICE arrest
  • Why New Haven is taking an immigration fight to the Supreme Court.

Also on today's calendar: Document Shredding Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Warmer; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, temps: high: 68, low: 61.
  • Wednesday: Warm with sun and some clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Eye Spy … Raptors! (newhavenindependent.org) — Families from New Haven and nearby towns flocked to Lighthouse Point Park on Saturday for the 2026 Bird Migration Festival, highlighted by a live raptor show. Kids enjoyed bird-themed crafts while birders watched hawks and learned about raptor rehabilitation from Blue Moon Raptors, turning the park into a lively, hands-on celebration of local wildlife.
   

• ICE deported her from CT. Now, she parents from Mexico. (ctmirror.org) — New Haven residents will recognize Nancy Martinez's case as one of the most visible recent ICE deportations tied to the city, sparking rallies, legal action from Yale Law School, and organizing by local immigrant advocates. The story follows how her removal to Mexico has affected her New Haven-based children, details a lawsuit over how agents handled the arrest, and explains efforts in Connecticut to help families prepare for potential separations.
   

• Cities Ask Supreme Court to Block Deportation Rule (newsbreak.com) — New Haven has joined Baltimore and Columbus in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore an immigration court rule that lets judges pause some deportation cases while people seek legal protections. City leaders and allied legal groups argue the Trump-era agreement with Texas that ended the rule harms vulnerable immigrants and undermines local public safety by discouraging crime victims from cooperating with police.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

West Haven

  • Upcoming Open Houses In West Haven (patch.com)
  • Frosolone Honored As West Haven's 2026 Italian American Of The Year (patch.com)
  • Charity 5K in West Haven aims to help young women with holiday stockings, self-care (wtnh.com)

East Haven

  • Paint the market pink raises breast cancer awareness (wtnh.com)

Woodbridge

  • 5 Things To Know In Bethany & Woodbridge: $118.5M Beecher School Vote, Library Gala And More (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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