ICE detains Providence man facing deportation to country he has never known

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,071

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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“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 folks to direct the energy towards here to see if he can hear us because the walls are not the …

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