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  1. The Santa Fe city council is responsible for the city's housing policy, and the Mayor champions policy changes for the city.
  2. A city council is leading a push for local immigration policy changes, prompted by promises of large deportations.

Fresno Councilmember Arias proposes $1 million legal fund for deportees

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Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias proposed a $1 million immigration legal defense fund to assist city residents facing deportation proceedings. The measure would reestablish the Immigration Legal Defense Fund and direct the city manager’s administration to identify $1 million through the fiscal year 2027 midyear budget process. The City Attorney’s Office would administer the program, using qualified outside legal service providers to represent eligible residents.

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The proposal follows increased federal immigration enforcement activity in the Central Valley. The fund represents a municipal commitment of $1 million to provide legal support, which would be administered by outside legal service providers.

A city council is currently leading a push for local immigration policy changes, which was prompted by promises of large deportations.

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Who's involved

  • Miguel AriasFresno City Councilmember who proposed the $1 million legal defense fund
  • FresnoThe city where the proposed immigration legal defense fund would operate
  • Jerry DyerMayor of Fresno, whose veto the resolution is subject to

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  1. Dyer opposes Arias's proposed budget allocation for legal defense funds in Fresno County.1 source
  2. Arias proposes a fund in Fresno to aid residents facing deportation.1 source

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