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Coverage dated October 21, 2026

Video shows masked ICE agents attempt to detain father as his children cling to him in Providence

Headline from Boston

In the video, the man’s children hang onto him and cry, and an ICE agent later threatens to pepper spray a bystander.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    ‘Help’: ICE agents attempt to arrest father in Providence as his children cling to him (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A video shows the man holding onto his two toddlers, one who is crying, as ICE agents grab his arms.

  2. Boston

    Video shows masked ICE agents attempt to detain father as his children cling to him in Providence (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    In the video, the man’s children hang onto him and cry, and an ICE agent later threatens to pepper spray a bystander.

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