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Residents press Costa Mesa council for clearer access to immigrant legal defense fund and website resources
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to publish clear access instructions and fix broken links for the city's immigrant legal defense fund and mutual‑aid resources, and asked whether contracts were finalized and families contacted; City Attorney said agreements with Public Law Center and Immigration Defenders are in place and accepting clients.
Several Costa Mesa residents used the public‑comment period Dec. 2 to press the council for transparency and easier access to recently approved immigrant legal defense and mutual‑aid funds.
What residents asked: Speakers said they could not find practical information about eligibility or how to apply on the city website and reported broken links. One speaker asked whether families of people who died after detention had been contacted. Another described volunteer groups handing out…
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