Governor to meet with federal authorities after arrests of illegal immigrants

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said on Monday afternoon that she will meet with spokespeople from federal agencies in Puerto Rico to discuss, among other issues, the executive order on illegal immigration, which according to some reports was being carried out for a second day by U.S. authorities in the San Juan metro area.

“I have been in talks [with her Energy Committee] during the morning, but this afternoon I have a meeting at La Fortaleza with the federal component to learn the details of what is being done,” the governor said in response to questions from the press.

“Obviously, I am very concerned; the Dominican community is an important pillar in the economy of Puerto Rico, not only in social and cultural terms, so I have requested a meeting with federal authorities,” she said. “The information that I have been given so far is that the arrests that are being made that are part of the executive order at the national level, are not only Puerto Rico, it is the entire nation and they are people who already have a criminal record. However, that is the information, but [...] I have a meeting in La Fortaleza with the federal agencies already coordinated to have the details, … what is going to be done. There had been no coordination with the state agencies for those operations that were done yesterday.”