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City attorney: immigrant legal assistance grant uses city funds; Justice Matters is provider
Durham City Council · February 6, 2026
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Summary
A resident raised questions about an immigrant legal assistance grant; the City Attorney's Office clarified the funds are city dollars carried forward into FY26, have not been spent, and the program is provided by the nonprofit Justice Matters (not NCCU Law School).
During public comment on a pulled consent item, resident Victoria Peterson asked whether the First Amendment to the FY '26 grant agreement for an immigrant legal assistance program involved federal or state funds, whether $450,000 of the grant had already been spent…
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