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County details legal, legislative and community response plans to federal actions; immigrant services highlighted
Summary
County staff told the committee they are coordinating litigation, legislative advocacy and community partnerships to protect immigrants and maintain core services; the Office of Immigrant Relations reported more than 4,000 clients served in the quarter and $8 million invested through contracts.
The county's Division of Equity and Social Justice updated the committee Jan. 22 on efforts to protect immigrant and other vulnerable residents from adverse federal actions and to preserve county operations and funding.
Hannah Godby (County Counsel) summarized litigation strategy, saying county efforts "have focused primarily on two buckets": defending community members from unlawful federal actions and protecting the county's ability to continue core services and preserve federal funding streams. She described use of…
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