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New England mayors show unity on immigration policies
A group of mayors and some of the police chiefs of 22 New England cities met in Providence Wednesday to discuss issues affecting the region. The mayors tried to present a unified message about...
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Incarcerated Muslims accuse RIDOC of religious discrimination in new lawsuit
A group of Muslim men incarcerated at the state’s high security prison complex in Cranston filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, alleging the facility is placing illegal restrictions on their...
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Unhoused people allege illegal search and seizure at Providence rally
The crowd outside the police headquarters came prepared with lists of recent incidents where they say homeless people were illegally searched or had their belongings seized by police, especially...
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Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis
In total, legislators have or plan to introduce seven bills aimed at funding RIPTA. One bill, if passed, would eliminate RIPTA’s deficit for the year left by Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed budget. Some of...
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NOAA cuts come to Narragansett Bay and Woods Hole facilities
Multiple employees for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration working in the agency’s Woods Hole and Narragansett Bay facilities had their positions eliminated by the agency on Thursday,...
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Atlantic Mills tenants plan to hire lawyer, escalate fight against building...
Tenants renting studios and offices at the Olneyville artists’ hub Atlantic Mills say they plan to escalate their fight against developers who are under contract to purchase the historic building....
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DOGE considering canceling key NOAA building leases
Late last month, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, mandated that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration get rid of 31 of its rental offices and facilities, including three...
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Dozens of Rhode Island scientists protest federal funding cuts to science
On Friday, dozens of scientists turned out to the Rhode Island State House to protest large scale cuts to science funding by the Trump administration. The protest was one of many such “Stand Up For...
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Brown University advises visa and green card holders to reconsider travel plans
Amid news reports of federal deportation actions against people lawfully in the U.S., Brown University is suggesting that students, staff, and faculty who hold green cards or visas should not travel...
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Judge postpones hearing after feds deport Rhode Island doctor
A hearing has been postponed for a Rhode Island kidney transplant specialist employed by Brown University Medicine who was refused entry into the U.S. last week and flown out of the country. On...
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Alawieh protest draws Brown University community members to Statehouse
Dozens of Rhode Islanders turned out at the Statehouse Monday night to protest the deportation of a Rhode Island kidney doctor detained at Logan Airport last week. Although it’s been a mostly quiet...
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Lawyer for Fabian Schmidt says his client is in legal ‘limbo’ while held by ICE
A lawyer for a New Hampshire green card-holder who is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, says his client’s...
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Deportations and detainments are having a chilling effect at Brown
On a recent sunny day in early spring, the Brown University main green space was filled with students sun-bathing. It’s hard to imagine now, but this time last year, the university was a major hub of...
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Advocates push back against potential RIPTA hub sites
Advocates are pushing back against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) after its board introduced to the public a slimmed down list of potential new bus hub locations: the smaller lawn...
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Trump administration revokes visa for RISD student
According to a campus-wide announcement published Monday by Rhode Island School of Design President Crystal Williams, an undergraduate student has had their visa revoked. “A revocation of one’s...
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Hundreds at Brown University sign letter in support of free speech on campus
A group of 255 professors at Brown University have joined hundreds of alumni and other Brown community members in signing a letter addressed to university administrators underscoring their support for...
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Trump administration targets Brown University with visa revocations
One student at Brown on a student visa and a “small number” of recent alumni on post-graduate student visas have had their visas revoked. That’s according to an email obtained by The Public’s Radio...
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Federal government investigates Brown for civil rights violations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has expanded its inquiry into Brown University for a Title VI Federal Rights Violation, according to a campus-wide email sent from Executive Vice...
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