The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on two items meant to address how the county handles immigrants and whether taxpayer dollars should fund those services.
Item 11 on Tuesday's agenda is an item which would end taxpayer-funded deportation defense for criminal noncitizens — by ending the Immigrant Rights Legal Defense Program, which costs $5 million annually.
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, who authored and passed the policy in 2021, said it is working as intended and has provided"free, constitutionally afforded access to an attorney to represent them in removal proceedings," according to a statement from her office. Nearly 800 people have been provided representation through the program with case results ranging from dismissal to deportation, she said.
According to Anderson, taxpayer-funded attorneys have represented convicted felons with rap sheets including drug and/or trafficking, aggravated felonies, crime involving moral turpitude, money laundering and other convictions. He said the county has more pressing needs than defending convicted felons.
"I'm really disappointed they would take such a divisive stance," Lawson-Remer said."They should be ashamed." "Our community faces numerous challenges, including homelessness, deteriorating infrastructure, and mental health crises, which demand immediate attention and resources," Desmond said."These are issues that directly impact the lives of San Diego County residents, and they should rightfully remain the focus of county tax dollars."
"In the past three weeks, we've witnessed a staggering influx of over 13,000 individuals into San Diego County," said Amy Reichert, Republican candidate for the vacant supervisors' seat."This unprecedented situation is a direct result of the ineptness displayed by the federal government in addressing our nation's immigration process.
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