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Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for April 11, 2025
April vacation week is here for the General Assembly, so prepare for a more active phase of the session once lawmakers return to the roost. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right […]
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Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador
A federal judge in Maryland wants the government to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. after the Supreme Court largely upheld her original order.
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How does deportation work, and how much does it cost? We break it down
NPR spoke to immigration experts and lawyers and reviewed government documents to break down the steps and associated costs of the U.S. deportation process.
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Los padres inmigrantes temen redadas de ICE en escuelas
Click here to read in English. Organizaciones que apoyan a inmigrantes, que deseaban permanecer anónimo por temor de ser atacadas, en Rhode Island y el sureste de Massachusetts dicen que han recibido una avalancha de llamadas y mensajes de padres preocupados de que ICE podira detener a sus hijos, específicamente en la escuela o en […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
Immigrant parents fear ICE will take action at local schools
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Immigrant support organizations, who wished to remain unnamed due to concerns of being targeted, throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts say they’ve received a large number of calls and messages from parents who are concerned that their children may be apprehended by ICE either at school, or on […]
Posted inEn Español, Immigration, Local, Politics, Stories
Fiscal general de Rhode Island dice que una congelación de fondos sigue siendo una amenaza
Click here to listen and read in English. En las menos de dos semanas que lleva el presidente Trump en cargo del país, ha firmado una cantidad vertiginosa de órdenes ejecutivas y cambios de políticas, ha realizado cambios radicales en inmigración, el ejército, la política exterior y más. El Fiscal General de Rhode Island, Peter […]
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ACLU de Rhode Island insta a los municipios a promulgar protecciones más fuertes para los inmigrantes
Click here to listen and read in English. La Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles de Rhode Island instó a los ayuntamientos a promulgar una ordenanza para proteger a las comunidades inmigrantes de lo que la organización llamó “acciones y pronunciamientos federales constitucionalmente dudosos”. En una carta dirigida a los 39 municipios del estado, la organización […]
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ACLU of RI urges municipalities to enact stronger immigrant protections
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on Monday urged city and town councils to adopt an ordinance to protect immigrant communities from what they called “constitutionally dubious federal actions and pronouncements.” In a letter to the state’s 39 municipalities, the organization emphasized that “local officials have […]
