There's been an increase in people being detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across Connecticut including two students - one in New Haven and one in Meriden. Both were picked up off school property, but it's still been alarming to some families.

Members of the community have shared about this growing sense of fear. They're not only hearing about it, but they're seeing some of these arrests play out on social media.

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As students in Hartford head back to school, NBC Connecticut asked the district what they want their message to families to be.

“The mission of every Hartford Public School employee is to protect the student and to educate every child residing in Hartford, and every

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