btnewsroom reports that ICE agents are allegedly using court databases to monitor, track, and detain individuals — including those who are victims of crimes or who come forward to report them. In Providence, Rhode Island, plainclothes ICE agents reportedly detained a woman who had been wrongfully arrested after calling the police to report domestic violence. Diego, a local social worker, recounts witnessing the incident outside the courthouse.
This report is deeply intertwined with the work at the Asiyah Center, as it highlights the very systems of fear and criminalization that survivors—especially immigrant survivors—face when seeking safety. The Asiyah Center was founded to be a refuge for women and children escaping domestic violence, homelessness, and systemic injustice. But when survivors are afraid to call the police or go to court out of fear that ICE may detain or deport them, it creates yet another barrier to safety and healing.
What happened in Providence is not an isolated...
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