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Residents press Oxnard Council to fund legal defense for immigrants; council asks staff to explore MOU with county public defender
Summary
Dozens of residents and community groups urged the Oxnard City Council on Sept. 16 to allocate $1,000,000 for immigration legal defense and to support state legislation and litigation protecting immigrant rights.
Dozens of residents and community groups urged the Oxnard City Council on Sept. 16 to fund legal defense for undocumented residents and to back state bills and litigation aimed at limiting aggressive immigration enforcement. Scores of speakers — many identifying themselves as organizers, residents and representatives of local immigrant-advocacy groups — called on the city to allocate $1,000,000 for legal aid for affirmative cases and removal defense and to enter or support litigation and state legislation that community speakers said would protect immigrants.
Community appeals and demands: Multiple speakers, including Genevieve Flores Haro (associate director, MyCoP; president, Oxnard Union High School District board of trustees, speaking on her own behalf) and others representing 805-area immigrant coalitions, asked the council to:
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