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Advocates urge legislature to preserve and expand $75 million annual immigration‑legal services allocation
Summary
Nonprofits and immigrant‑legal providers packed the Assembly Budget Subcommittee to urge lawmakers to keep and increase a $75 million annual allocation for state immigration‑legal services. Speakers — including representatives from Immigrant Legal Resource Center, ACLU CA Action, CARE, CRLA and others — said the funds help families avoid deport
Dozens of immigration‑service providers and advocacy groups told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee that California should preserve the governor’s proposed $75 million annual allocation for state immigration‑legal services and consider increases to meet rising demand.
The testimony emphasized three themes: (1) state funds help immigrants access relief and avoid family separation; (2) demand for services is increasing amid federal enforcement activity and policy changes; and (3) funding needs flexibility to let providers respond quickly to changing legal and operational requirements.
Why it matters: Immigration legal representation in many removal and administrative proceedings is not guaranteed federally. State funds…
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