Immigration

Mayor Brett Smiley discusses how his administration is tackling the city’s biggest issues — from the housing shortage and SNAP crisis to community trust in police — as he looks ahead to a 2026 re-election bid

A decade after founding Providence’s Refugee Dream Center, Bah says refugees and asylum seekers face renewed anxiety amid ICE raids and policy shifts — but community partnerships continue to provide hope and stability

A local leader calls the new federal policy an attempt to “control who votes”

The resolution will affirm New Bedford Public Schools’ protocols when it comes to handling interactions with immigration authorities

Through their shared experience, they’ve forged a bond that’s helped them navigate the change and uncertainty that’s come with being separated from their spouses

Attorney Ritu Mahajan Estes, says ‘we all have rights regardless of our immigration status’

The nonprofit has been operating at the former St. Joseph’s Hospital facility for the past two years.

After Providence police officers were filmed at the scene of an ICE arrest over the weekend, Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez held a press conference to defend his department’s actions

A rare legal clash between the Justice Department and the federal judiciary echoes to Rhode Island, where a 1990s-era lawsuit filed by then–U.S. Attorney Sheldon Whitehouse offers precedent and underscores the escalating tensions between executive power and judicial independence