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Ver/� INSTITUTE <br />Vera.. (�,. OF JUSTICE <br />SAFE (Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Network <br />Immigrants who are represented in deportation proceedings are up to ten times more likely to <br />establish a right to remain in the United States than those who are unrepresented. However, <br />there is no right to government -appointed counsel in deportation proceedings. Thus, most <br />immigrants face the devastating consequences of deportation —permanent separation from <br />their families, communities, and businesses and, often, a return to violence and persecution — <br />without an attorney to fight for them. Worse yet, many must navigate this complex legal system <br />while locked up in detention centers far from their families and support systems. <br />The SAFE Network is a network of 12 geographically and politically diverse jurisdictions nationwide <br />that have partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice to promote safe communities and due process <br />by providing legal representation to immigrants facing deportation. <br />These jurisdictions have invested <br />public funding forthe representation <br />of immigrants facing deportation, <br />with a focus on serving detained <br />immigrants. The network is <br />committed to the goal of "universal <br />representation" — where the only <br />criteria for representation are <br />residency and an immigrant's <br />inability to afford an attorney — to <br />ensure due process and fairness in <br />our justice system. <br />This report covers cumulative data on SAFE Network clients who have been accepted for <br />representation in the Santa Ana program beginning November 2017 through the end of April 2019. <br />SAFE Program Description: Santa Ana, California <br />Legal Service Provider: Immigrant Defenders Law Center <br />Populations Served: Santa Ana City residents facing removal <br />Detention Centers Served: Theo Lacy Facility (Orange, CA); James A. Musick Facility (Irvine, <br />CA); and Adelanto ICE Processing Center (Adelanto, CA) <br />Referrals from legal service providers, nonprofits and local <br />Method of Identifying Clients: community groups; walk-in consultations; Legal Orientation <br />Program at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center <br />