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11/15/2016
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Rep. Nardolillo Calls on Governor Raimondo to Reverse Lincoln Chafee Executive Order on Illegals
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STATE HOUSE – Representative Robert A. Nardolillo III (R-District 28 Coventry) has penned a letter to Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo calling upon her to reverse former Governor Lincoln Chafee’s 2014 executive order on immigration, which permits Rhode Island to harbor illegal immigrants, making it a virtual sanctuary state.
In 2014, Governor Lincoln Chafee signed an executive order, protecting illegal immigrants. The policy states that agents of the Rhode Island executive branch shall not detain an individual pursuant to an ICE Detainer, unless ICE has obtained a judicial order of deportation or removal from the United States for the individual. An "ICE Detainer" means a civil immigration detainer issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 287.7.
“I have written a letter to Governor Raimondo, calling upon her to reverse Governor Chafee’s executive order, which makes Rhode Island a sanctuary state for illegals, cutting into valuable resources for Rhode Island taxpayers who are already overburdened with taxes,” said Representative Nardolillo. “If any person is in the United States or Rhode Island illegally, our country and our state should provide the opportunity for legal citizenship, otherwise they should be subject to our state and federal laws.”
Representative Nardolillo went on to say, “Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has come out publically, saying he will protect undocumented immigrants from any mandate by President-elect Donald Trump to deport illegals. If President-elect Trump develops a policy to deport illegals, following his inauguration, I want to know if Governor Raimondo will honor the President’s deportation policy or defy it, as Mayor Elorza has stated he would do.”
For more information, contact:
Raina C. Smith, House Minority Office
State House Room 106
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2259
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