As students return to school across Massachusetts, concerns about immigration enforcement linger for some immigrant families.

Psychotherapist Michael Burroughs said those fears have created hesitation: "Safety is crucial… I'm afraid parents won't let their children go to school and out of fear that they might go missing."

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Burroughs added hat a lack of security can interfere with learning.

"If you don't feel safe, it's really hard to think clearly, to study, to just think," he said.

Similar concerns exist in Milford, where high school student Marcelo Gomes da Silva was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in May while heading to volleyball practice. Though he was released a week later, the case created

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