San Diego County Approves Program to Provide Immigrants With Lawyers
The program will start as a $5 million one-year pilot project, and eventually grow to be a permanent program as part of the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender
By City News Serivce • Published May 5, 2021 • Updated on May 5, 2021 at 10:21 am
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NBC 7’s Mark Mullen explains the program and shares opinions from some for and against it.
A program providing legal representation for immigrants facing removal proceedings was approved Tuesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors by a 3-2 vote.
Meeting virtually, the board voted after a nearly two-hour public hearing, with many calling in to support Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer's proposal.
San Diego is the nation's first southern border county with a program to provide such legal aid for immigrants facing removal, according to Lawson-Remer's office.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/supervisors-vote-3-2-for-immigrant-legal-defense-program-in-san-diego-county/2596041/
