Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Justin W. Mates, Deputy County Manager
Subject: Measure K: Resolution approving a second amendment to the agreement with Legal Aid Society of San Mateo for Removal Defense Legal Services Supporting Immigrant Residents
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution approving a second amendment to the agreement with Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County to continue to provide removal defense legal services supporting immigrant residents of San Mateo County extending the term through June 30, 2022 and increasing the amount payable under the Agreement by $795,340 to an amount not to exceed $2,253,463.
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BACKGROUND:
In recent years, the federal government maintained heightened immigration enforcement throughout the Bay Area, continuing a trend of more immigrant residents of the County being placed in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Many immigrants in such proceedings lack the resources to secure legal representation.
The Migration Policy Institute estimates that about 56,000 of San Mateo County immigrant residents are unauthorized residents, and that about 60% of them have lived in the United States for more than 10 years. More than 70% of the adults are employed, and many have U.S. citizen children. These San Mateo County residents are our neighbors and co-workers, and members of our congregations; their children learn alongside ours at local schools. They are part of the social, economic, and cultural fabric of our community.
In response to these circumstances and the community need, since 2018, the County of San Mateo, has contracted with the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County which has, in collaboration with partner non-profit legal services agencies, provided legal representation of immigrants living in San Mateo County in removal actions; urgent le...
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