A Greenwich-based attorney said the presence of federal immigration officers in Connecticut could slow down a legal system already slow from COVID.

The Legislative Black and Puerto Rican Caucus noted reports of agents in Bridgeport, Lower Fairfield County, Willimantic and Hartford.

Last week, we wrote about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students, including the possibility of visits by the

The town’s police department said the agents were carrying out “enforcement actions” that did not involve local police.

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.

Stamford officials said police were notified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that they would be operating in the city Tuesday.

The guidance comes after the Trump administration said immigrations officials could now make arrests at places like schools and churches.

Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants, taking more than 500 people into custody on Thursday, almost twice the average number of daily arrests late last year.

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.

At least eight large public school districts across the United States have vowed in recent days to try to protect undocumented immigrant students and their families from President Donald Trump's mass deportation push.