AMOR and FANG disrupt Invesco shareholder meeting, arrests made
May 13, 2022

AMOR and FANG disrupt Invesco shareholder meeting, arrests made

Invesco is the major investor in the Wyatt Detention Facility, and the key player in keeping the...

Nancy Green: Why one man’s life matters
April 14, 2022

Nancy Green: Why one man’s life matters

“Jason Ng was in a moment deprived of his freedom, declared illegal as he petitioned to remain...

ACLU Director Steve Brown details history of prostitution laws in Rhode Island
March 4, 2022

ACLU Director Steve Brown details history of prostitution laws in Rhode Island

“…the RI ACLU believes the General Assembly made a terrible mistake in 2009 in passing this harsh...

Never Again Action speaks out against ICE at Warwick Council meeting
December 21, 2021

Never Again Action speaks out against ICE at Warwick Council meeting

“The number of immigrants in detention has risen by 56 percent since Biden has taken office,” said...

ICE is building a new detention center in Warwick
November 4, 2021

ICE is building a new detention center in Warwick

UpriseRI reached out to John Mohan, Public Affairs Officer for the New England Region for ICE. He...

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

A march and vigil to remember Hiu Lui Ng, who died in Wyatt custody 14 years ago
August 6, 2021

A march and vigil to remember Hiu Lui Ng, who died in Wyatt custody 14 years ago

“His pain and his suffering – it was at the hands of Wyatt guards – who knew...

The Wyatt Detention Center continues operation on shaky financial ground
July 6, 2021

The Wyatt Detention Center continues operation on shaky financial ground

The Chair of the CFDFC admitted that the Wyatt Detention Center is “not in a good enough...

Never Again RI brings battle against The Wyatt to the House floor
June 30, 2021

Never Again RI brings battle against The Wyatt to the House floor

“While our elected officials chose to ignore the Wyatt Detention Center, it tripled its population of ICE...

Ocean State Advocacy: Arrest is never the answer to human trafficking
June 24, 2021

Ocean State Advocacy: Arrest is never the answer to human trafficking

“Spa raids and arrests are never about ‘provid[ing] various resources that will help them escape the situation...

With no explanation, Wyatt ICE detainee population explodes 316%
June 22, 2021

With no explanation, Wyatt ICE detainee population explodes 316%

The number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees currently housed at the Wyatt has jumped 316%...

FANG announces end to ICE contracts in Bristol County, Massachusetts
May 20, 2021

FANG announces end to ICE contracts in Bristol County, Massachusetts

“Contracts should burn. Prisons should burn. We need to continue to forge our own relationships with each...

Central Falls lawmakers introduce legislation to shut down the Wyatt
March 5, 2021

Central Falls lawmakers introduce legislation to shut down the Wyatt

“Our experimentation with private prisons has been a failure,” said Representative Giraldo. “Not only do private prisons...

Demonstrators blockade roads to Wyatt Detention Center, Demand closure of the facility
November 7, 2020

Demonstrators blockade roads to Wyatt Detention Center, Demand closure of the facility

“The existence of the Wyatt is inhumane and violent. People detained by ICE have written to us,...

We Keep Us Safe: The election day march to shut down the Wyatt
November 4, 2020

We Keep Us Safe: The election day march to shut down the Wyatt

“No matter who wins [the election] today or in the coming days, we will still show up...

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