ICE agents target Rhode Island high school intern at courthouse, drawing criticism from state officials

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Source: CNN US

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2025, 12:05 AM ET


Aggressive tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents drew the ire of Rhode Island’s governor and state Supreme Court chief justice this week when a high school intern was detained and questioned before being released.

The incident, captured on video, showed ICE agents detaining the teen, who is taking part in an internship experience at Rhode Island Superior Court, as he was being driven to school by a judge.

“ICE agents wrongfully detained a high school intern outside the Superior Court – an outrageous and indefensible act that could have completely upended a young person’s life,” Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said in a statement Thursday.

The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism for pursuing targets in or near courthouses, after rescinding guidance limiting activity in such locations.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/22/us/rhode-island-intern-detained-ice

[UpInArms]

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Upon learning an ICE agent was taking photos of him, the intern appeared shaken by the experience, and Superior Court Associate Justice Joseph McBurney offered to drive him to his high school, the staffer said.

ICE agents later surrounded the judge’s car as he intended to drive the intern to school, according to the court staffer and a video of the incident.

In a video from the Deportation Defense Network of Rhode Island, at least six federal agents are seen near McBurney’s car, asking him and the teen to exit it.

“Are you a judge here?” one of the ICE agents appears to ask McBurney after he opens his car door.
About 30 seconds later, a federal agent is seen restraining the intern’s hands behind his back and escorting him away from the vehicle as nearby protesters shout at the agents.

[NotHardly]

2. This sh*t has got to f*cking stop.

[The Wizard]

6. It stops when the interloping tyrant squatting

in the White House is out of office.

[sheshe2]

3. Good that the judge was driving him to school when this went down.

That alone puts more focus on ICE's actions.

He was 16 and an intern, FFS! This has to stop.

[drray23]

4. If he had not been with the judge

This poor kid would have been thrown in ICE detention without any due process.

[Martin68]

5. Out of control fascism.