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Fillmore forum connects immigrant residents with legal, financial and worker-rights resources
Summary
City officials and local nonprofits gathered at a Fillmore forum to outline legal rights, emergency supports and workforce programs for immigrant residents; presenters emphasized privacy protections, how to prepare family emergency plans and where to access rapid legal help.
Fillmore City hosted a community forum on immigration resources featuring city officials and nonprofit service providers who outlined legal rights, emergency financial supports and worker-protection services available to immigrant residents.
City of Fillmore staff opened the forum, and Mayor Cristina Villaseñor thanked attendees and framed the event as part of the city’s outreach to immigrant families. Mayor Cristina Villaseñor said the workshop aimed to “inform and empower our immigrant families with vital resources.” City officials reiterated that the city and its contracted police services do not share resident information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Immigration attorney Vanessa Frank of Mariposa Advocacy explained basic immigration categories and the limited pathways to lawful status, and she described practical steps residents can take if they are detained. Frank noted an upcoming change to the naturalization test pool and passing rules, saying the question pool would expand from 100 to 128 items and applicants would need to answer 12 questions…
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