Rhode Island Sees a Flurry of Activity on Pro-Illegal Alien Bills
David Jaroslav
State & Local Legislative Manager
FAIR Take | March 2022
Recently, legislation in Rhode Island pushed by pro-illegal alien legislators has seen a flurry of activity. There were hearings for driver’s licenses and state ID cards bills for illegal aliens, as well as for a sanctuary state bill. Also, bills to ban immigration detention were introduced.
Much of this activity can be attributed to the April 12 deadline which is the date they must be reported out of committee.
Sanctuary State
Rhode Island has been a sanctuary state since 2014, when then-Governor Lincoln Chaffee ordered the state’s Department of Corrections (RIDOC) not to honor immigration detainers issued by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Because Rhode Island has no county jails, RIDOC houses every person arrested for a crime anywhere in the state, not just convicted felons serving their sentences.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local-legislation/sanctuary-policies/rhode-island-sees-flurry-activity-pro
