“There are people who are coming to our state, our city, our country, under the most dire circumstances,” said Commissioner Justin Rodriguez. “Anything that we can do, I think, to unify and strengthen families, is the right thing to do.”
Fermina Brizo Pavón, sitting with her children at a downtown shelter in April, and her husband were granted asylum after living near the border in Mexico for a year. Families like theirs could be helped by Bexar County's new migrant legal aid fund.Bexar County Commissioners Court approved $1 million Tuesday to fund legal services for immigrants facing potential deportation.
“There are people who are coming to our state, our city, our country, under the most dire circumstances,” said Commissioner Justin Rodriguez , whothe legal services fund. “Anything that we can do, I think, to unify and strengthen families, is the right thing to do.” The proposal came at the request of a network of nonprofit groups that support immigrants seeking permanent residency.Sign up to receive The Daily Reach every morning.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.
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