But there are Providence residents that might take some solace in knowing that the Mayor has promised that Providence Police will not work with ICE, and that might provide some small comfort.
That stood out for me. During the previous Trump adm they were threatening cities like Providence with something called BORTAK, because there was a war on ‘sanctuary cities’. Things could get bad this time around and having the mayor say he will not let our local police be drafted into Federal ICE actions is a brave statement. That being said, he also left the door open for ICE to take action against people arrested, whether guilty or not. That’s not new, didn’t start with this mayor, and as a state we have limited power to stop the Feds. But we must use what power we have.
Fuck Smiley. Like seriously, what's the difference between him and Trump??
I understand, believe me.
But there are Providence residents that might take some solace in knowing that the Mayor has promised that Providence Police will not work with ICE, and that might provide some small comfort.
For instance:
https://steveahlquist.substack.com/p/oped-on-friday-morning-providence?
That stood out for me. During the previous Trump adm they were threatening cities like Providence with something called BORTAK, because there was a war on ‘sanctuary cities’. Things could get bad this time around and having the mayor say he will not let our local police be drafted into Federal ICE actions is a brave statement. That being said, he also left the door open for ICE to take action against people arrested, whether guilty or not. That’s not new, didn’t start with this mayor, and as a state we have limited power to stop the Feds. But we must use what power we have.