""By reinforcing our rapid response and legal service network, we are charting a path towards establishing an Alameda County Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to ensure we have the necessary infrastructure to protect and serve our community, regardless of who occupies the White House,""
""At this point, we are not necessarily sure that our recommendation would be to commit to a 24/7 ongoing call line," Juanita Berlanga said, "but what we do need is additional funding for flexible funding to allow us to adapt with enforcement patterns and changing community needs as they come.""
Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved an additional $3.5 million to expand immigrant and refugee defense services, including a rapid response hotline, deportation defense, legal services, and Know Your Rights training. The funding doubles county resources amid increasing ICE operations in cities like Chicago and Los Angeles and public calls to deploy the National Guard in the Bay Area. Supervisors intend to reinforce rapid response and legal networks and pursue establishment of an Alameda County Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to provide infrastructure to protect and serve the community. The county will use Measure W funds and increase flexible support for hotline operations that previously lacked 24/7 capacity.
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