The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in May 2021 to provide legal representation for immigrants facing deportation proceedings
Desmond said the report's findings"demonstrate that this program has failed to meet its intended goals."
On Tuesday, the county's Public Defender Office of Assigned Counsel and Public Safety Group released a report assessing the program's first 15 months of operation from April 2022 to June 2023. The 25-page report features client data and demographics, immigration court processes, program costs and success stories, among other topics.
The program eventually became permanent as part of the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender, in partnership with regional immigrant defense agencies and nonprofit organizations. According to Anderson's office, although the new report doesn't offer specifics, 34 people in the immigrant defense program are charged with offenses such as drug trafficking, money laundering, aggravated felony convictions and crimes"involving moral turpitude, which could include murder, rape, aggravated assault, child abuse domestic violence."
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