A high school senior was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, during an immigration hearing in Hartford this week, according to Meriden Public Schools.
A Maloney High School twelfth grader was taken into custody just days before graduation during a hearing that wasn't criminal in nature, Mayor Kevin Scarpati said.
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WATCH HERE"While I cannot share details about specific students, I can assure you that students who meet all of the Meriden Public Schools graduation requirements will be issued a diploma from the Meriden Board of Education," Superintendent Mark Benigni said in a statement.
Meriden Public Schools said ICE has not contacted them.
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SIGN UP Scarpati told NBC Connecticut that the city has been in contact with the student's family and members of our federal delegation.
"We respect the family's privacy as they deal with this challenging situation," Benigni said.
Maloney High School has graduation slated for next Tuesday.
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Governor Ned Lamont released a statement saying:
“I’m deeply concerned and disturbed about reports that, days before walking down the aisle to graduate high school, a Meriden high school senior was detained by ICE during an immigration hearing. As local officials and law enforcement do not coordinate with ICE, we have been left with no heads up and no answers about an incident that will undoubtedly be traumatic for the Meriden community and countless other students across our state. At a time when I’m trying to keep people safe and ensure our students feel safe, this will only incite more fear or absenteeism in our classrooms.”
NBC Connecticut has reached out to ICE for more information.
