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Immigrant advocates urge $19.5M for detention and deportation defense as ICE activity rises
Summary
Coalitions of legal aid groups and immigrant advocates asked the committee to increase the state Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI) to $19.5 million, saying current funding meets only a fraction of demand and that an increase in ICE enforcement and expanded detention capacity in Newark will create urgent new needs.
Lede Immigrant legal‑aid groups and advocates urged the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to expand state funding for the Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI) from current levels to $19,500,000 as federal enforcement intensifies and detained caseloads grow.
Nut graf Speakers said DDDI currently meets a minority of demand for counsel in detained immigration cases and argued an expanded state program is necessary as federal policy and a…
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