New Hampshire
Organization fights for immigrant juveniles in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Brazilian Council has acquired a $5,000 grant from the New Hampshire Bar Affiliation to work with particular immigrant juveniles.
The council will help folks earlier than they flip 18 years outdated to hunt lawful, everlasting residence in the USA as a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect by one or each of their mother and father.
Final 12 months there have been solely 35 functions submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers. Immigration legal professional Bruno D’Britto says it’s as a result of many don’t know this profit exists.
“Many individuals are being scammed,” D’Britto says. Persons are attempting to cross as attorneys and ask the households for 1000’s of {dollars} or craft tales that aren’t true to get a inexperienced card quickly.
“In New Hampshire, we don’t have a number of attorneys to essentially work on particular immigrant juveniles instances, and the legislation that now we have may be very restrictive as to whom can use the profit,” mentioned D’Britto.
The council is at present advocating altering the utmost age of software from 18 to 21 years outdated. In New Hampshire, as quickly because the juveniles flip 18, the court docket doesn’t have jurisdiction over them anymore, however the federal statute permits it to 21 years outdated.
“Lots of people assume that these people are undocumented by selection, however there is no such thing as a legislation that might make them eligible. We’ll battle for that,” mentioned D’Britto.
New Hampshire
Nashua Police Respond To Trinity Drive Area For Report Of Gunfire
NASHUA, NH — A large police presence was reported by several people on Trinity Drive Friday night.
Sources said gunshots were fired in the area, and police set up a perimeter in the area. The Nashua police bearcat responded to the area. However, SWAT was not activated for the incident.
Nashua Police Sgt. John Cinelli said one person was taken in custody, and the initial investigation indicated the gunfire targeted no person. No one was injured, and there was no danger to the public.
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Police will be clearing the area after the investigation is complete.
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New Hampshire
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts couple indicted for illegally voting in New Hampshire
A Massachusetts couple is facing charges after investigators say they illegally voted in a trio of elections in New Hampshire in recent years.
A Merrimack County grand jury returned six indictments this week charging both Joshua Urovitch, 56, and Lisa Urovitch, 54, with three felony counts of wrongful voting, according to New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella.
Formella said the indictments allege that the Urovitches voted multiple times in Concord, New Hampshire, despite living in Ashland, Massachusetts.
The Urovitches are accused of illegally voting in general elections in November 2020 and November 2022, as well as a Concord School District Election in November 2022.
An arraignment date for the Urovitches is set for Oct. 7 in Merrimack County Superior Court.
There were no additional details available.
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