Immigration

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. “It’s built to break you. To break your spirit. To break your mind. To me it’s a form of torture…[used] to break someone’s...

AMOR protests forced sterilizations outside the Wyatt and the ACI
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...
Shame on Citizens campaign calls on Citizens Bank to divest from private prisons and ICE
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...
Rhode Island to sue Trump over census memo
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...
Refugee Dream Center honors intersections between World Refugee Day and Juneteenth
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...
Judge’s decision reveals why all Wyatt ICE detainees are being given bail hearings starting tomorrow
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...
Judge orders immediate bail hearings for ICE detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
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...
Judge grants motion for ICE detainee bail hearings at Wyatt
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...
ACLU class-action lawsuit seeks release for all ICE detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
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...
13 detainees and three staff test positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt
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...
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