PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence City Council is trying to amend a 2017 ordinance in response to increased immigration enforcement.

On Monday night, the City Council's Committee on Ordinances will discuss proposed amendments to the Community-Police Relations Act. The committee will also allow the public to weigh in at the meeting.

The act, which was signed into law in 2017 under then-Mayor Jorge Elorza, already prohibits Providence police from inquiring about an individual’s immigration status and overall, puts limits on how much police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Just days before President Donald Trump's inauguration in January, Providence City Councilor Justin Roias introduced proposed amendments to the ordinance. The City Council referred the matter to

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