A new civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston’s federal court says Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson detained an immigrant based solely on the…
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With DACA Still Up In The Air, Recipients Can Keep Working And Driving In RI
DACA recipients living in Rhode Island now have the guaranteed right to drive and work. Governor Gina Raimondo is set to signed new protections into law…
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TGIF: 17 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The Rhode Island House budget vote is monkeying with our column-writing schedule, so this week’s TGIF is a bit abbreviated. But we’re still checking the…
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Recent Federal Immigration Revelations Spur Local Protest
Immigrant rights activists protested in front of the Customs and Border Protection office in Cranston Friday. The local group was spurred to action by…
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How One Unaccompanied Minor Made Her Way To Massachusetts
Recent news reports about the U.S. government losing track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children in its care has prompted outrage and confusion. These are…
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Vice President Mike Pence Addresses Coast Guard Academy Graduation
Vice President Mike Pence told graduating cadets at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London that the administration intends to continue to invest in…
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Recent Human Smuggling Cases Shine Light On Vermont-Canada Border
Over the first weekend in April, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 20 people for entering the country illegally in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York….
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New England ACLU Chapters Sue Feds For Immigration Enforcement Information
The northern New England chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union want to know more about immigration enforcement in the region. They say their…
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Jeb Bush Speaks At Brown University, A Week After His Mother’s Passing
Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida and presidential hopeful was in the Ocean State Wednesday.
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
One need not suffer from triskaidekaphobia to question Rhode Island’s budget outlook. But lawmakers are heading off on their spring break, and the…