Steven Stafstrom Jr. is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Bridgeport's 129th district. He chairs the House Judiciary Committee and practices law at the firm Pullman & Comley. He was first elected in a 2015 special election after service on Bridgeport City Council. He studied politics and philosophy at Fairfield University and earned his law degree at Saint Louis University. His legal practice includes commercial, real estate and environmental litigation.
We have documented 1 statement by Steve Stafstrom, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Connecticut state representative and Judiciary Committee co-chair
Condemned
Statement summary
Responding to questions about the Meriden arrest, Stafstrom said lawmakers were evaluating further protections for Connecticut residents against ICE.
“an abusive, scandal-ridden and frankly destabilizing force”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Connecticut Public examines the Meriden warrant and TRUST ActBarrett statement and administrative-warrant explanation; Stafstrom closing response; New records and Rhonda Hebert response
Why we used this label
He criticizes ICE's conduct and calls for stronger protections.
ICE agents arrested a man inside a Meriden, Connecticut, courthouse while activists demanded to know why masked agents were violating the TRUST Act. State officials called it improper; ICE called the arrest appropriate and said marshals impeded it.
