On Thursday night, Joe DaSilva, the newly elected head of the Democratic Town Committee, gave his first public interview since the Democratic primary. On the public access show "Ideas and Beyond" DaSilva addressed a wide range of quesitons regarding the major issues in Danbury and had some very pointed comments about Mayor Mark Boughton.
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1. Joe DaSilva addresses the new bond packages in Danbury and the BRT development on Kennedy Road.
2. Joe DaSilva continues his discussion on the BRT development on Kennedy Road.
3. Joe DaSilva addresses Mayor Mark Boughton and the illegal immigration issue.
4. Joe DaSilva addresses the police contract dispute.
5. Joe DaSilva and Eileen Coladarci discuss the recent developments surrounding the Robert's Avenue School project.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On Thursday night, Joe DaSilva, the newly elected head of the Democratic Town Committee, gave his first public interview since the Democratic primary. On the public access show "Ideas and Beyond" DaSilva addressed a wide range of quesitons regarding the major issues in Danbury and had some very pointed comments about Mayor Mark Boughton.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
