New Haven

Scot Esdaile of the NAACP in Connecticut (left) and Henry Fernandez, who will join Pres.-elect Obama's transition team (Paul Bass, NewHavenIndependent.org)

Dapo Oyewole is the executive director of the Centre for African Policy and Peace Strategy, based in London. (photo: Thomas Macmillan, NewHavenIndependent.org)

Thousands of New Haven voters had lined up by 6:00 this morning at polling sites, waiting more than an hour to cast their ballots. (photo: Paul Bass, NewHavenIndependent.org)

Sen. Christopher Dodd shares a laugh with Norma Rodriguez-Reyes, publisher of La Voz Hispana. (photos: Paul Bass, NewHavenIndependent.org)

Kica Matos, New Haven's community services administrator, accused ICE of conducting a raid in Fair Haven as retaliation for the city's decision to launch its ID card program for immigrant residents. (photo: Paul Bass, NewHavenIndependent.org

Protesters opposed the display of the Mexican flag on city property in New Haven, Conn. (photos: Paul Bass, NewHavenIndependent.org)

Patricio Troya (middle), consul general of the new Ecuadorian Consulate in New Haven, Conn., stands with Jerry Sarmiento (right), who danced at the consulate's opening, and another dancer. (photo: Allan Appel, NewHavenIndependent.org)