The detainment follows the arrests of two Southeast Asian Rhode Island residents being held in Florida.
On Friday, Rhode Island District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ’80 ruled that the Trump administration violated a March 6 preliminary injunction by freezing Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.
The ACLU R.I. filed a lawsuit against the NEA, alleging that the agency’s recent changes to funding requirements are unconstitutional.
June Rose was detained at a Thursday protest in support of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.
Plaintiffs argued that the nearly 50% reduction in workforce would incapacitate the department
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of several northeast-based arts organizations.
State legislators introduced the Climate Superfund Act to the General Assembly last month.
In the past two weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been active in several cities across Rhode Island.
Four Muslim-identifying inmates are suing the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, alleging that officials at RIDOC’s High Security Center in Cranston have restricted the group’s ability to practice their religion.
ICE detained one undocumented resident in Newport. City officials were not notified in advance.
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