Immigration Rights Activists Get Good News From Governor

(Providence, RI)--Activist group Never Again staged a demonstration at the state House on Thursday.The immigrant-rights group, which has protested at the Wyatt Detention Center, was prepared to stay overnight at the state capitol building to pressure state leaders to close Wyatt.However, the protest softened after the group received positive news from Governor Gina Raimondo.Organizer J. Aaron Regunberg, a former state representative, told his group he learned that Raimondo had promised to back legislation to ban private prisons in Rhode Island.Raimondo later released a statement on Thursday confirming that position.


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