On June 15, longtime New Haven resident Nancy Martinez announced the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of herself and her children, seeking damages for Immigration and Customs ...

Most days, Nancy Martinez hauls a small tent and stacks of carefully folded clothing to a thoroughfare near her home in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico. As she’s selling a pair of shoes or a dress, a New ...

Nancy Martinez (right), speaking via Zoom from Mexico City: "Even if we don't have papers, we have rights." Credit: MONA MAHADEVAN PHOTO Martinez’s mother, 9-year-old son, and 14-year-old daughter.

Brenda Cachay Gutiérrez, a student intern at Yale Law School, speaks at a press conference about Nancy Martinez's lawsuit in New Haven on June 15, 2026. Credit: Laura Tillman / CT Mirror Nancy ...