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Detroit Immigration Task Force co-chair urges continued legal-services funding, language access and strategic-plan funding
Summary
Christine Sovay, co-chair of the Detroit Immigration Task Force, asked the council during public comment to ensure legal-services eligibility is not overly restrictive under the DESC contract, to fund citywide language access through Creo, and to include funding so the Office of Immigrant Affairs can complete a strategic plan and hire a director.
Christine Sovay, co-chair of the Detroit Immigration Task Force, told the council during public comment that the task force supports continuation of legal-services funding under the DESC contract but cautioned that eligibility rules must not be set so restrictively that people cannot be served. “We do look forward to that continuing, and making…
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