As immigration enforcement has increased over the past year, so too has chronic absenteeism in two Northeastern states, a study found. English learners in Connecticut were 50% more likely to be chronically absent than non-ELs during the 2024-25 school year. In Rhode Island, ELs were 25% more likely than others to be chronically absent, according to a December working paper published by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University.