The Legislative Black and Puerto Rican Caucus noted reports of agents in Bridgeport, Lower Fairfield County, Willimantic and Hartford.
The state released advice for school districts if immigration authorities come onto school grounds. It comes amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity being reported in parts of Connecticut.
Last week, we wrote about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students, including the possibility of visits by the
Bridgeport officials sought to dispel rumors that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents visited a pair of city schools on Wednesday morning.
The guidance comes after the Trump administration said immigrations officials could now make arrests at places like schools and churches.
President Donald Trump signed multiple immigration executive orders upon arrival to the Oval Office Monday evening. He signed an order to attempt to end birthright citizenship, declared a national emergency at the country's southern border and suspended the refugee admissions program, amid a flurry of predicted immigration moves.
Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues
President Donald Trump took office, Bridgeport school officials put out a guide for protecting undocumented students from immigration raids.
The guide aims to keep school communities informed of students' rights while ensuring "compliance with state and federal laws."
Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.
The sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised
Video posted by the former daytime talk-show host Phil McGraw showed him on a ride-along with immigration agents in Chicago on Sunday as authorities stepped up enforcement operations across the United States.