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City immigration office says legal‑access demand outstrips grants as federal policy raises pressure
Summary
Monique Wynne told the Ways and Means Committee that MOIA handled nearly 4,000 inquiries in FY25 and that legal‑access grant demand far exceeded funding: FY25 applications requested about $3.2 million but MOIA funded roughly $700,000; FY26 requests totaled about $2.3 million with funding near $900,000. Councilors discussed expanding local resources and participatory budgeting results backing immigrant legal defense.
Monique Wynne, director of the Mayor’s Office of Immigration Advancement, told the Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means on March 5 that demand for immigration legal services and community grants is outpacing available city funding as federal supports shrink. Wynne briefed councilors on MOIA program outputs and explained that the office uses most of its budget for grantmaking to community partners.
Wynne summarized MOIA’s FY25 throughput: nearly 4,000 constituent inquiries and about 1,000 free volunteer…
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