The program will be run out of the county's Public Defender Office and be funded by the county to the tune of $5 million dollars.
A year and a day after San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer introduced the Immigrants Rights Legal Defense Program, she stood in front of the county building to announce that the initiative was officially up and running.
The program will be run out of the county's Public Defender Office and be funded by the county to the tune of $5 million dollars.Southern California Immigration Project 619-516-8119Michael Garcia, a chief deputy at the Public Defender Office, said the data showed that the odds are against people who have to navigate a complex legal system that will decide their fate."The success rate of gaining any relief whatsoever during their case is a mere four percent.
"Our program is established not to promote illegal immigration, but exactly the opposite. It's meant to promote the lawful application of our immigration laws and the due process within the four walls of all our courtrooms in the county of San Diego," Garcia said.
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