Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Federal immigration agents detained two Guatemalan immigrants in New Bedford’s South End early Friday morning. According to the family members of the two men detained, the agents were armed, dressed in military fatigues and used a battering ram to enter their home in the city’s South End. They […]
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Posted inCriminal Justice, Immigration, Local
Protesters say ICE detentions highlight the plight of immigrants in Rhode Island
Local immigration advocates held a rally Tuesday in support of Fabian Schmidt, a German national and permanent U. S. resident currently being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The rally was organized by the Rhode Island Working Families Party, the group accusing state lawmakers of not doing enough to protect the rights […]
Posted inEconomy, Immigration, Local
‘People are scared’: Fear of ICE raids causing Central Falls businesses to suffer
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Walking into La Fruta Loca, you’re greeted by rows of large stuffed bears lining the windows of the Central Falls frutería and ice cream shop. I stopped by on a recent weekday afternoon, to talk with the shop’s owner, 51-year-old Lorena Vicente. Originally from Guatemala, now a U.S. […]
Posted inEconomy, En Español, Immigration, Local, Stories
‘La gente tiene miedo’: Temor de redadas de ICE aleja clientes de negocios en Central Falls
Click here to read in English. Entrando a La Fruta Loca, te saludan hileras de grandes osos de peluche que alinean las ventanas de la frutería y heladería de Central Falls. Pasé por allí una tarde reciente para hablar con la dueña de la tienda, Lorena Vicente, de 51 años. Originalmente de Guatemala, ahora ciudadana […]
Posted inEn Español, Immigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
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 […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, Politics
Rhode Island Attorney General Neronha says potential funding freeze remains a threat
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha spoke this week with morning host Luis Hernandez about his plans for responding to executive actions coming out of the White House. Interview Highlights On the future of the federal funding freeze Peter Neronha: We’re not convinced the freeze is over, so […]
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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 […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, Politics
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 […]
