Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility — Regional ICE Detention Facility
Federal immigration agents attempted to arrest a father on a Providence street while his children clung to him during the encounter, according to video published by The Boston Globe. The encounter took place in a city that has spent the past year building legal walls between its own police force and federal immigration enforcement.
The incident, reported by The Boston Globe, unfolded as agents moved to take the father into custody on a Providence street, with his children holding onto him during the encounter. The Globe’s report does not specify what, if any, accommodations were made for the children during the arrest attempt, leaving open the question of how the scene was ultimately resolved…