Police announce major action following email from assistant director asking for donations for trafficker

Authorities in Rhode Island are investigating an incident involving an illegal immigrant student whose school has started a fundraiser to pay for the coyote.

Providence Mount Pleasant High School Assistant Principal Stephanie Harvey sent out an email last week asking for donations for “a student who came to America with Coyote, a group that helps people,” according to a report previously published by Daily Caller News. foundation. received.

The email describes the coyote as a group that “gives you a time frame to pay $5,000 to those who bring it to the states.”

Police Chief Oscar Perez confirmed that the student is attending Mount Pleasant High School and that he is currently with his family. according to to VAR.

Perez’s department is currently looking into the next steps to help the student.

In addition, the school placed Harvey on paid leave earlier this week. according to in Providence magazine.

“I don’t know what the PPSD protocol is and isn’t when posting emails, but from what I’ve read, I understand what this journey is like. When I read this email, I saw that the principal or school official is doing everything possible to help a student who is in a very difficult situation,” said Providence City Council member Miguel Sanchez, whose family came to the US with the help smugglersaccording to WJAR.

“My understanding is that there is a policy under the Biden administration that schools are safe zones, so no ICE or Homeland Security personnel are allowed into school buildings. So I just urge our local ICE officials to respect this policy,” he said.

Federal authorities have recorded a record surge in illegal migration in southern border in the last few years.

US Customs and Border Guard made more than 2.3 million encounters with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 and more than 250,000 in December alone, making that month the highest on record.

The Providence Police Department did not respond to a request for comment. The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families told DCNF they are aware of the situation but cannot comment further due to privacy laws.