United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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...

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...

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...

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...

International Day of Peace observed at State House rally
September 20, 2020

International Day of Peace observed at State House rally

“At first glance it might seem that economic sanctions are preferable to armed conflict, and while that...

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...

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...

Zooming Liberally: An interview with Aaron Regunberg
May 6, 2020

Zooming Liberally: An interview with Aaron Regunberg

“This is what every progressive minded person in our state should be thinking about right now –...

Correctional officer tests positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt
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…”...

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

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

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