Protests, Arrests In Hartford As Meriden Couple Faces Deportation

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Around three dozen demonstrators blocked the doors to the federal courthouse on Main Street in Hartford Monday morning, in a show of support for Franklin and Giocanda Ramos, who face deportation to their native Ecuador Friday.
The couple lives in Meriden and has two US-born children. They’ve been living in the country since 1993 when they crossed the border illegally. They appeared on the government’s radar in 2012 when Franklin Ramos was det