ICE agents detain 1 person in Newport

ICE agents detain 1 person in Newport

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The City of Newport has confirmed that one person was detained by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents Wednesday. Thomas Shelvin, a spokesperson for the city, told 12 News that a "targeted federal immigration action" took place near Thames Street and Cotton Court. RELATED: McKee says no evidence of ICE raids happening in RI "We understand it to have been a targeted intervention focused on a single indivi…

'Targeted federal immigration action' occurs in Newport

NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — The City of Newport said that a “targeted federal immigration action” took place in the city Wednesday. Director of Communications Thomas Shevlin said that the incident occurred near Thames Street and Cotton Court and “focused on a single individual rather than a widespread operation.” The Newport Police Department said the individual was connected to “criminal offenses.” Federal authorities did not participate in other im…

The city of Newport, Rhode Island confirmed that a person was arrested as part of a federal immigration operation on Wednesday. A city spokesman told WJAR that it happened on Thames Street in Cotton Court. Newport City says that it developed just outside the JD convenience store. “We understand that it was an intervention directed at a single individual rather than a widespread operation,” said a city spokesman. The city could not immediately co…

Newport Police confirm single immigration enforcement action - What's Up Newp

Newport police say one person was arrested Wednesday in a targeted immigration enforcement action on Thames Street near Cottons Court. The individual was taken into custody in connection with other criminal offenses, according to Lt. Joseph C. Carroll, who oversees the Community Policing Unit and serves as the department’s public information officer. Carroll stresses there […] The post Newport Police confirm single immigration enforcement action…