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SAN DIEGO The county of San Diego has proposed a new $5 million program that will give free legal aid to illegal immigrants facing deportation.
“The lack of appointed counsel means that tens of thousands of people each year go unrepresented, including asylum-seekers, longtime legal residents, immigration parents or spouses of U.S. citizens, and even children,” wrote San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer in a memo. “They are left to defend themselves in an adversarial setting and notoriously complex system against the United States government.”
Lawson-Remer placed the matter on the agenda for a Tuesday board meeting, where it will likely pass. The county has a 3-2 Democratic majority that took power after the November election.
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Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer proposes immigrant legal defense program
The proposed initiative the Immigrant Rights Legal Defense Program - - is intended to help address the current backlog in immigration courts.
Credit: ACLU San Diego via Twitter Author: City News Service Updated: 5:45 PM PDT April 27, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer introduced a plan Tuesday intended to make San Diego the first southern border county in the United States with a program to provide legal representation for immigrants facing removal proceedings. Lawson-Remer announced the plan during a news conference outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center.
The proposed initiative the Immigrant Rights Legal Defense Program - - is intended to help address the current backlog in immigration courts, while also saving taxpayer dollars and supporting the local economy.
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