Researchers at the Annenberg Institute, focusing on a midsized northeastern district with a large immigrant student population, found that daily absence rates among foreign-born students increased by approximately two percentage points from President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025 through June 2025. The increase persisted over time and was not limited to specific immigration enforcement events, according to the working paper published in April.
“This federal immigration policy is having real consequences on our society, our education systems,” said Andrew Camp, a senior research associate at the Annenberg Institute and lead author of the study.