Immigration protest turns violent in Rhode Island
Immigration protest turns violent in Rhode Island
THE PERSON WHO HIT HIM. LIVE IN SUTTON, KATIE THOMPSON, WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. RANDY: ALL RIGHT, KATIE. DOUG IS HERE WITH SOME NEW VIDEO . DOUG: HERE’S THE VIDEO, IN OVERNIGHT, SHOT BY THOSE PROTESTERS. THEY SAY IT SHOWS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER DRIVING RIGHT AT THEM AT THE WYATT DETENTION FACILITY IN CENTRAL FALLS. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. THIS HAPPENED AS THE GROUP, CALLED NEVER AGAIN ACTION, WAS TRYING TO BLOCK ENTRANCES AND EXITS TO THE RHODE ISLAND FACILITY LAST NIGHT. THEY ARE UPSET OVER I.C.E.’S TREATMENT OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE STATE AND THE PRISON’S CONTRACT WITH THE IMMIGRATION AGENCY. A PROTESTER DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED. >> A PICKUP TRUCK SWERVED RIGHT INTO THE LINE OF PROTESTERS, KNOCKING PEOPLE OVER. PEOPLE SCRAMBLED OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, A BUNCH OF US SWARMED AROUND THE TRUCK TO STOP HIM FROM DRIVING ANY FURTHER. DOUG: PROTESTERS SAY THEY WERE PEPPER-SPRAYED AFTER THAT. THEY SAY ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE FACILITY SAID THEY HAVE UNDERGONE NUMEROUS AUDITS, SAYING THEY PROVIDE SAFE, CLEAN, AND HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS. BY THE WAY, THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME THERE HAVE BEEN PROTESTS THERE. MORE T
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Immigration protest turns violent in Rhode Island
An immigration protest turned violent in Rhode Island.
An immigration protest turned violent in Rhode Island.
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