A high schooler working as an intern at the Rhode Island Superior Court was wrongfully detained by ICE agents Thursday in a chaotic scene outside the Licht Judicial Complex in Providence.

In a statement, court officials said that a Superior Court judge insisted to ICE agents that the teen was not the person they were looking for. This intervention directly led to the teen’s release after ICE agents verified his information.

Earlier on Thursday, sheriffs inside the complex noticed someone taking photos of the teen. They identified themselves as ICE agents when approached, and they were told to stop taking photos and abide by courthouse rules, WPRI reported.

Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney offered to drive the teen home, but ICE agents surrounded his car and demanded they exit th

See Full Page