ICE use taser while detaining man in Providence, sending him to the hospital, advocates say
June Rose, chief of staff for the Providence City Council, confirmed to the Globe on Friday the man was detained in the city's West End neighborhood on Parade Street – adjacent to Dexter Training Ground – and that he was tased by ICE agents.
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As a result, the man suffered a medical episode and firefighters brought him to the hospital, according to Rose.
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In an email, Josh Estrella, a spokesperson for Mayor Brett Smiley, said the Providence Fire Department 'responded to a call for service for an individual who had been tased but we're unaware of any details of the investigation by any federal agency.'
'The Providence Police Department responded to reports of a protest at RI Hospital,' Estrella said. 'We don't have any additional details at this moment.'
The coalition did not identify the man who was allegedly apprehended, and did not provide details of the man's condition later Thursday night. The coalition said authorities blocked the man from speaking to an attorney while he was at the hospital.
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The incident drew a crowd of demonstrators outside the hospital on Thursday afternoon, the coalition said.
'This is a shameful example of ICE not only trying to circumvent legal and constitutional protections in their war against immigrants, but ignoring the will of the people,' Kate Hao, of the coalition, said in a statement. 'Because of the protest and community members who called in to [Department of Homeland Security] Enforcement and Removal Operations, ICE was forced to smuggle our community member out of the hospital through a side entrance.'
On Friday morning, when contacted by the Globe for comment, a spokesperson for ICE said he was looking into the incident.
In a statement, Democratic Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos said she was 'closely monitoring reports that ICE agents may be refusing a Rhode Islander their right to due process by preventing them from speaking with their lawyer.'
'We are still learning all of the facts involved in today's events, and I cannot speak with certainty about every detail of this incident,' Matos said. 'However, there are no circumstances under which we can tolerate the erosion of the Constitution. If this man is being prevented from speaking with his attorney, then I call on ICE to immediately to allow him access to counsel.'
State Representative David Morales, a Providence Democrat, posted a
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'In Providence, we show up and defend our immigrant community,' Morales wrote.
In Providence, we show up and defend our immigrant community.
Within minutes of an ICE sighting at RI Hospital, dozens of neighbors mobilized to keep our community safe.
— RI State Rep. David Morales 🌹 (@DavidMoralesRI)
Speaking on behalf of Providence City Council President Rachel Miller – who represents the ward where ICE detained the man on Thursday – Rose said the diversity of immigrants in neighborhoods such as Federal Hill and the West End has made them both a 'gem of our city.'
'The council president, as the counselor for this ward, absolutely stands with the community and against the federal administration who are disappearing our neighbors, our community members,' Rose said. 'It's a horrifying situation. I think it should scare all of us.'
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