Immigration

September 29, 2021

RI takes Biden Administration to task for treatment of Haitian refugees at southern Border

“Haitians have received inhuman treatment,” said Dr Norly Germain, Executive Director of Hope and Change for Haiti. “The behavior of Border Patrol agents chasing and whipping Haitians, including pregnant women and children is an outrage.”...

September 27, 2021

Never Again RI wants Biden to keep promise and end ICE contracts

“Many of our grandparents and great-grandparents left their homelands because the authorities were purposely hunting and hurting...

May 14, 2021

Close High Side Coalition demonstrates the cruelty of solitary confinement in Rhode Island

“I spent two years in seg, in solitary confinement,” said Close High Side Coalition organizer Tarah Dorsey....

September 24, 2020

AMOR protests forced sterilizations outside the Wyatt and the ACI

“Throughout history, forced sterilizations have been used as a means of controlling undesirable populations, immigrants, people of...

September 21, 2020

Shame on Citizens campaign calls on Citizens Bank to divest from private prisons and ICE

“Citizens Bank … continues to provide over $120 million dollars in loans to CoreCivic. Financial support of...

July 22, 2020

Rhode Island to sue Trump over census memo

“We are here to remind everyone that the Constitution is very clear,” said Providence City Council President...

June 22, 2020

Refugee Dream Center honors intersections between World Refugee Day and Juneteenth

“There are over 26 million refugees around the world,” said Bah. “People suffering because human beings made...

June 2, 2020

Judge’s decision reveals why all Wyatt ICE detainees are being given bail hearings starting tomorrow

“The fact that … the government has not undertaken any real effort to ascertain the underlying medical...

June 1, 2020

Judge orders immediate bail hearings for ICE detainees at Wyatt Detention Center

“With the outbreak of COVID at Wyatt, the court is beginning a process to assess whether releasing...

June 1, 2020

Judge grants motion for ICE detainee bail hearings at Wyatt

Update! See: Judge orders immediate bail hearings for ICE detainees at Wyatt Detention Center United States District...

May 15, 2020

ACLU class-action lawsuit seeks release for all ICE detainees at Wyatt Detention Center

“There is no doubt that we are facing a public health and humanitarian crisis if ICE does...

May 5, 2020

13 detainees and three staff test positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt

The May 4 Wyatt Status Report, issued biweekly, now shows that 13 detainees and 3 members of...

May 6, 2020

Wyatt cannot guarantee safety of medically vulnerable detainees, determines Court

“Wyatt’s current precautions cannot absolutely ‘identify infected individuals and ensure that they do not come into contact...

April 28, 2020

Correctional officer tests positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt

“They have a plan in place to isolate patients who are ill and to prevent transmission…”...

April 24, 2020

Another ICE detainee released from Wyatt; Prison now has at least six COVID-19 cases

“The risk of contracting COVID-19 in a detention center, such as the Wyatt, is dangerously high. As...

April 24, 2020

Judge orders immediate release of two health compromised ICE detainees from Wyatt during pandemic

“Until further order of the Court, Petitioners are to be immediately released subject to the following conditions…“...

April 22, 2020

Activists digitally protest Wyatt Board meeting; more details on COVID-19 at prison revealed

April 21, 2020

Wyatt inmate tests positive for COVID-19, prison on lockdown

April 20, 2020

Three Wyatt detainees allege unhygienic conditions, petition for release

April 16, 2020

PVD Councilor Espinal seeks Executive Order to prevent ICE enforcement at COVID-19 testing sites

April 11, 2020

A Rhode Island family torn apart by ICE

April 10, 2020

Never Again Action protests ICE detention amid COVID-19 at the Wyatt – from their cars

April 8, 2020

Never Again Action Rhode Island projects a powerful message

April 8, 2020

Governor Raimondo encourages undocumented residents to seek testing and healthcare during pandemic

April 3, 2020

Lawsuit calls for emergency release of ICE detainees in a Massachusetts County

April 2, 2020

Wyatt Detention Facility making progress towards resolution with bondholders and City of Central Falls, says prison board

March 31, 2020

Bristol County Correctional Center officials retaliate after ICE detainees declare work strike

March 21, 2020

Overcrowding and poor sanitation at Bristol County House of Correction could create public health crisis

March 24, 2020

Governor Raimondo addresses resources for the undocumented, and her thoughts on evictions

March 20, 2020

ICE detainees in the Bristol County House of Correction raise concerns about the spread of COVID-19, demand release

June 18, 2020

Advocates push for licenses for all

March 10, 2020

Anti-ICE activist found guilty and given maximum sentence

February 1, 2020

Treasurer Magaziner urges Wyatt bondholder Invesco to address community concerns over prison

January 13, 2020

Carolers visit Wyatt Detention Center on Christmas Eve

December 12, 2019

Sherrie Andre goes on trial in January for standing up to Sheriff Hodgson and ICE – and they need your help

December 11, 2019

AMOR disrupts State Treasurer meeting over State’s continued business with Wyatt bondholders

December 11, 2019

Never Again Action returns to the Wyatt Detention Facility

December 10, 2019

Community Safety Survey in Central Falls indicates 98.4 percent feel negatively towards the Wyatt

November 28, 2019

ACLU court brief supports challenge to extradition of man likely to be tortured if returned to his country

November 14, 2019

Advocates call on Citizens Bank to stop financing private prisons and detention centers

October 31, 2019

Voices of Immigration: A Discussion of United States Immigration Policy