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Supervisors and nonprofits push for expanded immigrant legal defense funding as enforcement rises
Summary
Community legal providers and supervisors urged immediate funding to expand immigrant legal defense after recent ICE activity; groups asked the board to approve a $3.5 million supplemental to support habeas petitions, rapid response, and expanded representation.
Advocates and nonprofit legal providers asked the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 28 to approve a $3.5 million supplemental appropriation to expand immigrant legal defense capacity amid increased federal immigration enforcement.
"Sanctuary cities like San Francisco are the last line of defense," Amanda Maya of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights told the board, urging approval of the supplemental that would fund legal…
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