A Rhode Island federal judge on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officials to release a Cambodian refugee who has lived in Providence since arriving in the United States as an infant and whose detention last month prompted appeals from advocates and elected officials. Chansareth Hong’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus was granted by U.S. […]

“Bring Chan home!” That was the chant of more than 100 demonstrators outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office off Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick Wednesday afternoon. They were demanding the release of Chansareth Hong, a Cambodian refugee who has lived in Providence since arriving as an infant in the 1970s. “We want […]