SANTA CLARA COUNTY’S RESISTANCE to federal immigration crackdowns is about to get more organized.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to explore shifting county personnel and forming a county-coordinated regional response to ICE raids and residents facing deportation. It comes as county leaders have put $13 million since December into deportation legal defense and the Rapid Response Network. The network — which include Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) and Amigos de Guadalupe — deploys attorneys to observe arrests and raids and provides guidance for detainees’ families.
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