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Orozco, Norma <br />From:Lisa Okamoto <Lisa@ImmDef.org> <br />Sent:Tuesday, March 16, 2021 3:51 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Public Comment for Item 28 <br />To Whom It May Concern, <br /> <br />My name is Lisa Okamoto and I am the Directing Attorney serving the residents of Santa Ana through the Immigration <br />Legal Defense Services fund. I write to support Item 28 and the renewal of the fund with Immigrant Defenders Law <br />Center as the service provider. I write to request that the Santa Ana City Councilmembers approve the contract as <br />written including the full amount and the extended time period. <br /> <br />With the City of Santa Ana and the rest of the country in the first steps of recovery from the pandemic, now is the time <br />to invest and uphold programs that serve the most vulnerable in Santa Ana. Santa Ana residents should not face <br />immigration court alone and needs support from our local government for the long-term. Santa Ana residents that <br />benefit from this fund are parents, partners, essential workers, sole-breadwinners, and vital community members to this <br />city. The fund is largely supported by Santa Ana residents and should exist as a long-term program. <br /> <br />I urge the Councilmembers to not turn their backs on the immigrant community during this crucial time, no matter who <br />presides in federal government. By approving this contract as presented, we can free all those who are detained and <br />continue to work together so that due process for all can be achieved for Santa Ana families. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br /> <br />Lisa Okamoto | Directing Attorney <br />Pronouns: She/Her <br />Immigrant Defenders Law Center <br />th <br />634 S. Spring Street, 10 Floor <br />Los Angeles, CA 90014 <br />Tel: (213) 674-9436 <br />Fax: (213) 282-3133 <br />lisa@immdef.org <br /> <br />www.ImmDef.org <br /> <br />Confidentiality: This message is intended for the designated recipient(s) only and may contained privileged <br />information. Dissemination of this email or its attachments to anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received <br />this message in error, please notify the sender and destroy this message and all attachments. <br /> <br />Confidentiality: This message is intended for the designated recipient(s) only and may contained privileged <br />information. Dissemination of this email or its attachments to anyone other than the intended recipient is <br />prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender and destroy this message and all <br />attachments. <br />2 <br />