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Latino and immigrant advocates ask county for funded immigrant‑affairs office and nonprofit support
Summary
Speakers representing Latino and immigrant groups urged Baltimore County to create and fully fund a cabinet‑level immigrant affairs office and to increase funding for nonprofits that provide legal, housing and workforce services.
Speakers representing Latino, immigrant and racial‑justice organizations urged Baltimore County to increase funding for immigrant services and to create a permanent, fully funded Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Christina Mendoza, representing the Latino community, said immigrant residents lack access to legal services, housing and integration resources and urged funding for a full‑time immigrant affairs office to provide legal referrals, housing assistance and workforce supports.
Lucia Islas and Dinora Ormos, leaders of Latino community organizations, asked for nonprofit funding for programs that provide extracurricular and college‑readiness opportunities for low‑income students, and for services that help immigrant families navigate schools and county systems.
Donna Badgis of the Latino Racial Justice Circle urged the county to ensure that county resources do not facilitate federal immigration enforcement and to redirect county policing efforts to community policing. She asked the county to fund nonprofits that serve immigrant residents and to elevate immigrant concerns to cabinet‑level leadership.
Ending: Advocates requested that the FY26 budget include funding for an Office of Immigrant Affairs and increased support for nonprofits that provide legal, housing and workforce services; they argued that those investments would improve integration and public‑safety outcomes for communities across Baltimore County.
