Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Leftist politicians in Providence, Rhode Island, are erasing the memory of an innocent victim to shield their failed policies on crime and immigration.  The nearly completed mural honoring Iryna Zarutska—the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee brutally murdered on a North Carolina light rail train by a repeat offender—is being removed after pressure from Democrat leaders who called it divisive. Conservative commentator Benny Johnson broke the story, posting: “Iryna Zarustka mural in Providence, RI, is being removed following protest of it by Mayor Brett Smiley.  Iryna Zarustka mural in Providence, RI, is being removed following protest of it by Mayor Brett Smiley. The artist of the mural says owners of the business (The Dark Lady) in the building the mural is on asked that it be removed. Would they had asked if it was of George Floyd? pic.twitter.com/pytE3CTsSb — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 31, 2026 Mayor Brett Smiley immediately demanded the artwork come down. His office confirmed the move, and he released a statement: “The murder of the individual depicted in this mural was a devastating …