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Human Impact Project

A living database documenting reported immigration enforcement incidents and their human impact.

Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility

Central Falls, Rhode Island · 13 well-documented stories

What stands out here

Conditions that appear in a larger share of this facility's stories than of facility stories in general. Stories run from Mar 2025 to Oct 2026.

Nothing stands out against facilities in general; the most documented conditions here:

  1. Force on family or bystanders8% vs 2%

    Physical force was used on a relative, child, observer, or bystander, not only the arrest target.

  2. No bed, sleep, or basic hygiene8% vs 5%

    Slept on the floor, no bed or blanket, lights on all night, no shower, no toilet access, or similar.

  3. Shackled or chained8% vs 6%

    Shackled, chained, zip-tied for long periods, restrained during transport or medical care, or held in a restraint chair.

share of stories hereacross all facilities

Everything the stories describe here

  • Force on family or bystanders · 1 story

    Physical force was used on a relative, child, observer, or bystander, not only the arrest target.

  • No bed, sleep, or basic hygiene · 1 story

    Slept on the floor, no bed or blanket, lights on all night, no shower, no toilet access, or similar.

  • Shackled or chained · 1 story

    Shackled, chained, zip-tied for long periods, restrained during transport or medical care, or held in a restraint chair.

  • Extreme heat or cold · 1 story

    Held in a freezing or dangerously hot space (hieleras, no heat, no air conditioning in summer).

In their words

“The idea that people are being detained and arrested at the Tweed Airport should be repulsive to anybody who lives in our community. We don’t want ICE here. We want them gone. It’s instilling fear across communities irrespective of immigration status,”
Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center · read

Stories

Where people stood at the latest report

Each square is one percent of these stories. Read it with care: people who are still detained or already deported have far less access to reporters and lawyers than people who were released, so this mix reflects who gets covered more than how cases end.

  • Deported 15%
  • Still detained 31%
  • Released 54%