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Orozco, Norma <br />From:Susana Cruz <info@email.actionnetwork.org> <br />Sent:Tuesday, June 01, 2021 5:41 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Make the Deportation Defense Fund Permanent and Increase it to $300,000 <br />City Clerk , <br />Dear Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Council Members, <br />I urge you to expand the city’s Deportation Defense Fund by allocating funding every year at <br />the level of $300,000 starting in this FY 2021-2022 budget and making the program <br />Since the establishment of the legal representation fund in 2017, the city has provided critical <br />legal defense to 46 Santa Ana residents facing detention and deportation. In doing so, the <br />city has been committed to ensuring the right to due process for immigrants and refugees. <br />I urge you to continue this commitment to immigrant human rights in the city of Santa Ana by <br />making this a permanent program and increasing the funding to $300,000 a year. <br />Thank you. <br />Susana Cruz <br />cruz.se@outlook.com <br />Santa Ana, California 92707 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br />