Vera Institute of Justice: State Budget Proposals Include Funding for Immigrant Legal Services, But Greater Investment is Needed to Protect Communities
March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
NEW YORK, March 14 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following statement on March 13, 2024:
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Proposed one-house budgets, unveiled this week by the State Senate and Assembly, include additional funds for legal services for immigrants, but advocates say a larger investment is needed to protect people at risk for deportation and family separation.
The CARE for Immigrant Families coalition is calling on lawmakers to invest $150 million in the fin . . .
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Proposed one-house budgets, unveiled this week by the State Senate and Assembly, include additional funds for legal services for immigrants, but advocates say a larger investment is needed to protect people at risk for deportation and family separation.
The CARE for Immigrant Families coalition is calling on lawmakers to invest $150 million in the fin . . .