Providence committee OKs changes to 2017 police relations ordinance

Providence PD-ICE 'prohibited cooperation' amendments pass city council committee

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Providence City Council’s Committee on Ordinances passed amendments to the city’s community-police relations act. Last night, the committee said they heard dozens of people speak in favor of the proposed amendments during their meeting. The amendments would define “prohibited cooperation” between the Providence Police Department and federal immigration authorities as well as enhancing accountability mechanisms. The …

Providence committee OKs changes to 2017 police relations ordinance

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence City Council Committee on Ordinances approved amendments to a 2017 ordinance Monday night in response to increased federal immigration enforcement. The amendments were advanced to the full Providence City Council with a recommendation to pass. The Community-Police Relations Act was signed into law eight years ago under then-Mayor Jorge Elorza. The ordinance already prohibits Providence police from inquiri…

Providence officials want to further prohibit police cooperation with ICE

Protestors unfurl banners within the Province City Council Chamber on at the start of the Committee on Ordinance's meeting Oct. 6, 2025. The vast majority of the more than 50 people who spoke at the meeting were against police cooperation with immigration officers. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) As the Trump administration increases pressure on states and cities to have police assist with federal immigration enforcement, offici…

Providence committee advances ICE cooperation ordinance to full council

Providence City Council’s Committee on Ordinances voted to advance an amendment that would limit how the city’s police department cooperates with federal immigr