US EditionRI judge intervenes after ICE wrongfully detains high school Superior Court intern
A Superior Court judge's intervention prevented wrongful custody of a high school intern by ICE, highlighting calls for more virtual court hearings to reduce detentions, with weekly courthouse arrests reported.
- A Rhode Island high school student, judiciary intern, was wrongfully detained outside the Licht Judicial Complex Thursday but released after Superior Court judge Joseph McBurney intervened and ICE verified the error.
- Advocates say ICE has arrested more than 20 people near courthouses since late July, with volunteers stationed outside local courthouses since September documenting weekly occurrences.
- Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney confronted ICE agents who surrounded his car, threatened to smash windows, and removed the intern in handcuffs for several minutes.
- Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell condemned the wrongful detention Thursday, while Governor Dan McKee called it an "outrageous and indefensible act" and urged safeguards for court access.
- The Deportation Defense Network said offering virtual hearings would `instantly cut off a major source of ICE detentions in Rhode Island`, estimating more than 20 people have been detained outside state courthouses in Providence, Newport and Cranston since July.
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A high school courthouse intern was mistakenly detained by ICE. State officials called it outrageous
CNN By Taylor Galgano Caroll Alvarado and Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Aggressive tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents drew the ire of Rhode Island’s governor and state Supreme Court chief justice this week when a high school intern was detained and questioned before being released. The incident, captured on video, showed ICE agents detaining the teen, who is taking part in an internship experience at Rhode Island Superior Court, …
The aggressive tactics employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers provoked the anger of the Rhode Island governor and the president of the state Supreme Court this week, when a high school intern was arrested and interrogated before he was released. The incident, captured on video, shows the time when ICE agents detain the teenager, who participates in an internship experience in the Rhode Island High Court, while a judge took him …
ICE agents target Rhode Island high school intern at courthouse, drawing criticism from state officials
(CNN) — Aggressive tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents drew the ire of Rhode Island’s governor and state Supreme Court chief justice this week when a high school intern was detained and questioned before being released.
ICE agents target Rhode Island high school intern at courthouse, drawing criticism from state officials
(CNN) — Aggressive tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents drew the ire of Rhode Island’s governor and state Supreme Court chief justice this week when a high school intern was detained and questioned before being released.
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