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Santa Ana council hears surge in requests for immigrant emergency aid; city looks to reallocate salary savings
Summary
City staff reported the Ayudas In Fronteras emergency assistance program has served about 101 households so far; council members and community groups urged the city to add more funding after recent federal immigration enforcement actions. Staff said first-quarter salary savings could provide roughly $100,000–$150,000 and promised a 90-day update.
The Santa Ana City Council on Wednesday received an update on Ayudas In Fronteras, the city’s emergency tenant-and-utility-assistance program for immigrant households, and discussed locating additional funds after recent federal immigration enforcement in the city.
City staff reported that the program has assisted 101 households (198 individuals): 81 households received utility assistance only, five received rental assistance only and 15 received both rent and utility support. Council members and public speakers said demand rose after ICE activity in Santa Ana and urged the city to expand the fund immediately.
The program matters because families who lose a breadwinner to detention face immediate housing and food insecurity, council members and community groups said. Hector…
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