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County accelerates immigrant legal aid and multilingual outreach; standby guardianship bill moves to April hearing
Summary
County officials described expedited contracts and communications spending to expand immigrant legal services, named a proposed standby guardianship bill to protect mixed‑status families and said $5 million in board‑approved funds are being allocated quickly to legal providers and a multilingual outreach campaign.
The Children, Seniors and Families Committee heard an update from the Office of Immigrant Relations and the Division of Equity and Social Justice on the county’s response to immigration‑related legal needs and outreach.
Deputy County Executive David Campos and colleagues summarized actions taken after the board approved a $5 million county fund to prepare for immigration enforcement changes. Campos said county staff expedited applications and recommended an initial allocation of about $1.4 million to address immediate legal gaps, and that an additional renewal process for existing programs could raise the county’s total immigrant legal services funding to approximately $6.3…
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