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OCIYU <br />Orange County Immigrant Youth United <br />www.ociyu.org I (916) 936.2.496 11905 E. 17th St. #219 Santa Ana, CA 92705 <br />June 06, 2017 <br />RE: Support for City of Santa Inclusion in Vera Institute of Justice SAFE Cities <br />Network and Universal Legal Representation for Detained Immigrants <br />To whomever this may concern: <br />Orange County Immigrant Youth United is pleased to submit this letter supporting the <br />City of Santa Ana's proposal for one-time matching funds and inclusion in the Vera Institute of <br />Justice's SAFE Cities Network, a program designed to encourage localities to fund universal <br />legal representation for detained immigrants facing deportation. <br />Orange County Immigrant Youth United is undocumented immigrant youth led <br />organization that advocates for the rights of undocumented immigrants to live free from <br />exploitation and persecution by organizing undocumented youth and providing a space in which <br />they can grow as leaders. OCIYU has aided in deportation defense efforts for the last year by <br />creating its Una x Uno program. With this program, we have been able to help over a dozen <br />members of our community with their eases by seeking legal aid for detainees and other <br />resources for their families. However, we do not have the resources to provide aid to every <br />person that is in deportation proceedings in Orange County. <br />There is a critical need in Orange County for an organization that provides legal <br />representation to detained immigrants who cannot afford attorneys. Orange County Immigrant <br />Youth United is prepared to support the creation of an OC Justice Fund that will facilitate the <br />creation of a nonprofit entity that provides this much-needed legal representation. Orange <br />County Immigrant Youth United is prepared to support in the creation of the Orange County <br />Justice Fund which will facilitate the undergoing efforts to limit the collaboration between our <br />local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in addition to provide <br />much needed representation to undocumented Orange County residents detained by ICE. <br />Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Orange County Immigrant <br />Youth United's Program Coordinator and Deportation Defense Organizer, Faby Jacome at <br />faby ca ociyu.or,* <br />Yours truly, <br />Fabiola Jacome-Avila <br />20A-39 <br />