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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Jenna Pierce <jnpiercel 1 @gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 2:47 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Fully Fund The Deportation Defense Program <br />My name is Jenna Pierce and I work for the Vera Institute of Justice. I am submitting a public comment for agenda item <br />65D in support of the renewal of the Deportation Defense Fund at its current level of $200,000. Over 46% of Santa Ana <br />Residents are immigrants, and nearly 67,000 children have at least one immigrant parent. Those children, many of which <br />are US Citizens, deserve the opportunity to grow up with their families, free from the looming fear that they could be <br />deported at any point in time. The Deportation Defense Fund is an important part of the city's safety net for a <br />population that has historically been excluded from such protections. <br />Please, continue providing protection to Santa Ana residents facing detention and deportation. <br />Thank you, <br />Jenna Pierce <br />Sent from myiPhone <br />