Danbury leaders and immigrant advocates say dozens of people were detained by federal immigration authorities in the city last week, leaving many residents afraid to go to work, send their children to school or visit local businesses. After several days of reported immigration enforcement activity, advocates said Monday appeared quieter. “We haven't seen the same type of activity. But things are very tense. The community was traumatized last week,” said Seth Garben of Danbury Unites for Immigrants. The group said more than 60 people were detained during what it described as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Danbury last week. It is not clear where those detained are now. Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves said the impact has been felt across the city. “Main Street isn't what it used to be. We don't see folks going to the stores,” Alves said. The mayor said after hearing from community members that people are scared to go to work and hesitant to send their children to school following the arrests. Local He said school attendance is down by about 700 students this year amid accusations that some arrests occurred at school bus stops. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has denied that ICE conducted arrests at bus stops. On Monday, Alves toured the city with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “What I saw today, I didn't recognize as America. People fearing for their basic safety from agents of their own government. That's not America,” Blumenthal said. DHS said people who break the law will face consequences. Gov. Ned Lamont said that he spoke on Friday with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin about the enforcement actions. “I think the main thing was he said, ‘We're picking up criminals.’ I said, ‘You're picking up moms and dads,’” Lamont said. NBC Connecticut has asked ICE to confirm the number of arrests made in Danbury last week and how many of those detained were accused of violent crimes. The agency and DHS had not responded as of Monday.