Immigration
Sheriff Paul Heroux cited the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics in Minneapolis as a key reason to reduce information-sharing
‘We don’t want somebody just picking someone up without a warrant.”
Bishop Bruce Lewandowski led prayers outside the facility that houses some ICE detainees in part to protest the recent killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis
Providence has tightened limits on police cooperation with ICE, drawing pushback from the Trump administration and placing Rhode Island at the center of a broader legal fight over immigration enforcement
Dr. Rasha Alawieh was deported to her native Lebanon in March
The leader of the Providence-based Refugee Dream Center decried recent changes to the immigration and asylum systems announced by the Trump administration following the shooting of two National Guard members
The bill would have raised the minimum fine for child labor violations in Massachusetts from $500 to $20,000. Its sponsor, State Rep. Christopher Hendricks, said the legislation was inspired by a series from our reporting chronicling minors who worked in New Bedford’s seafood industry
Federal budget cuts will yank SNAP, Medicaid from thousands of lawful immigrants
The new language in the ordinance would bar Providence police from complying with any federal agency’s request for assistance unless they provide a criminal warrant signed by a judge
Dr. Rasha Alawieh remains in Lebanon with five-year ban on her return