PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A spokesperson for Brett Smiley said the Providence mayor "has committed to signing" the amended Community Police Relations Act, a 2017 ordinance that already puts limits on how much police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

In a live interview on 12 News at 4 on Wednesday, Smiley added that a lot of the proposed changes to the CPRA were similar to what was included in a recent executive order he signed.

"What it does, is it puts in one place and updates for this current environment with ICE activity regularly throughout our city to make sure that Providence police know clearly what the rules of the road are, to restate clearly for our community that we do not act as immigration agents, that Providence police are here to be of service and a prot

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