Parents in a Connecticut town with a significant immigrant community have been arrested at school bus stops by federal immigration agents. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy announced this on Wednesday.
Murphy stated, “This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops.” He expressed concern about the timing of these arrests, claiming that agents waited until children boarded buses, leaving them alone and scared when arriving home.
Murphy has yet to provide evidence that agents deliberately timed the arrests around school bus schedules. Newsweek is seeking comments from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
An advocacy group, Greater Danbury Area Unites for Immigrants, shared a video on Facebook depicting an immigration enforcement action from within a school bus in Danbury. The video shows unmarked law enforcement-style vehicles driving through residential areas, while voices on the bus identify them as ICE vehicles and urge others to record.
“We have eyewitness accounts of ICE circling around bus stops as kids were getting off the bus home from school. Kids were afraid to get off the bus and to walk home. Families are scared to walk their children to school and are keeping them home,” the group stated.
The group reported that ICE arrested 48 individuals in Danbury over three days, including 22 on the second day of the local school year.
Danbury, located in western Connecticut, hosts a significant immigrant community. Approximately 35 percent of residents were born outside the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2020-2024.
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