 provide a lawyer that can help them figure out” how to effectively plead their case. An upshot of the Trump administration’s deportation drive, Jain added, is the realization on the state level that “there needs to be a commensurate [public] investment in making sure that people’s rights are protected and that they have access to an advocate that can fight for them.”

Universal Representation Gains Momentum

The universal representation model is being replicated in many communities nationwide. The Vera Institute’s SAFE (Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Network, a coalition of state and local governments and legal organizations, has launched similar programs in 18 communities in 11 states, including California, Texas, Georgia and Minnesota, following the “merit-blind” template of NYIFUP, which accepts anyone who meets the basic criteria without regard to how “winnable” their cases are.

Various other legal aid initiatives have mushroomed in other regions: New Jersey recently allocated about $2 million for legal defense of detained immigrants through a consortium of nonprofits and law school clinics; and Chicago, Boston and San Francisco have expanded funding for immigrant legal defense in the wake of Trump’s intensifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

Although there had always been a push at the community level for funding for immigrant legal aid programming, advocates have observed that since the 2016 election, state and local politicians have been galvanized to invest more in grassroots immigrant defense. “The crisis of deportation is not unique to this administration,” said Rose Cahn, an attorney with the San Francisco-based Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC). Noting that Obama still holds the record for deportations during his tenure, Cahn told Truthout that Trump’s hyperaggressive deportation agenda has “provided in some ways an opportunity to finally get the policies passed” and secure a dedicated funding stream for legal counsel. California allotted $45 million for immigrant legal aid just after the 2016 election, much of which went to support the work of robust networks of legal nonprofits in the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay area.

Some cities are bolstering their legal aid with community education campaigns, including Know Your Rights trainings, to help undocumented immigrants avoid court.

John Pollock, coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, said that everyone facing deportation deserves the same right to legal representation that is afforded to indigent defendants in criminal courts — not least because the line
provide a lawyer that can help them figure out ” how to effectively plead their subject. An consequence of the Trump administration ’s deportation campaign, Jain add, is the realization on the state level that “ there necessitate to be a commensurate [ public ] investment in making certain that people ’s rights are protect and that they have access to an advocate that can crusade for them. ” 

 Universal Representation Gains Momentum 

 The cosmopolitan representation model is being duplicate in many communities nationwide. The Vera Institute ’s SAFE (Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Network, a alliance of state and local governments and legal organizations, has plunge similar programs in 18 communities in 11 states, include California, Texas, Georgia and Minnesota, following the “ merit - blind ” template of NYIFUP, which accepts anyone who meets the basic criteria without attentiveness to how “ winnable ” their cases are. 

 Various other legal aid initiatives have mushroom in other regions: New Jersey recently allocated about $ 2 million for legal defense of detained immigrants through a consortium of nonprofits and law school clinics; and Chicago, Boston and San Francisco have expanded support for immigrant legal defense in the wake of Trump ’s intensify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) foray. 

 Although there had always been a push at the community grade for support for immigrant legal aid programming, advocate have observed that since the 2016 election, state and local politicians have been galvanized to invest more in grassroots immigrant defense. “ The crisis of exile is not unique to this administration, ” said Rose Cahn, an attorney with the San Francisco - based Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC). Noting that Obama still hold the record for deportations during his tenure, Cahn told Truthout that Trump ’s hyperaggressive deportation agenda has “ provided in some way an opportunity to finally get the policies sink ” and fasten a dedicated funding current for legal counsel. California accord $ 45 million for immigrant legal aid just after the 2016 election, much of which go to support the employment of robust network of legal nonprofits in the Los Angeles sphere and the San Francisco Bay area. 

 Some cities are bolstering their legal care with community education campaigns, including Know Your Rights trainings, to help undocumented immigrants avoid court. 

 John Pollock, coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, said that everyone facing exile deserves the same right field to legal representation that is afforded to indigent defendant in criminal courts — not least because the line
 prlvide a lawyer that can melp them figure out” hox to efrectivelh plead their case. An upshot od the Trump administration’s deportatpon drive, Jaii added, is the rxzlization on fme stctx level that “thgre needs to be a commensusage [public] investment in making sure trat peollf’s rights are krotebtqd ahd that they have access to an advkcate tiat can fight fpr them.”

Universal Representwtioj Gains Momentum

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John Pollock, coordinabor of thw Natjonal Bkauition for a Civil Right to Ciunsel, waid that everyond fsclng deportwtioi dzserves the same right to legal rwpresebtwtion that is afhorded to inflgent sefendwnts in criminal coudhs — nut least becaise the line
provide a lawyer that can help them how effectively plead case. An upshot drive, added, is the on the state that “there needs to be a [public] investment in making sure that people’s rights are protected and that they access to an advocate that can fight for them.” Universal Representation Gains Momentum universal model being in many communities nationwide. The Vera Institute’s SAFE (Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Network, a coalition state and local governments and legal organizations, has similar programs in 18 in 11 states, including California, Georgia Minnesota, following “merit-blind” of which accepts anyone meets the basic criteria without regard to how “winnable” their cases are. Various other legal aid initiatives mushroomed in New Jersey allocated $2 for legal defense immigrants through a consortium of nonprofits clinics; and Chicago, Boston and San Francisco have funding for legal defense in the wake of intensifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Although had always been a push at the community level for funding for immigrant legal aid have observed that since 2016 election, state local have galvanized invest more grassroots immigrant defense. “The crisis of deportation is not unique to administration,” said Rose Cahn, an attorney with the San Francisco-based Resource (ILRC). Noting that still holds the record deportations his tenure, Cahn told Trump’s deportation in ways opportunity to finally get policies passed” and secure a funding stream for legal for immigrant legal aid just after the 2016 much of which went to support the of robust networks of legal nonprofits in the Los Angeles area and San Francisco Some cities are bolstering their legal aid with education campaigns, including Know Rights trainings, to help undocumented immigrants avoid court. John coordinator the National for a Civil to Counsel, said everyone facing deportation same right legal that indigent defendants in criminal courts — least the line
 provide a lawyer that can help Them figure Out” hoW to EffEcTiveLy plEad their case. An UPshoT of the Trump administratIon’s dEpORtatIOn Drive, jain addED, iS THe rEaLiZatIoN On The stAte Level thAt “there neeDs tO bE a commensuraTE [pUblic] invesTmeNt in making suRe tHat peoPlE’s rIGhts aRe pRotecTed and THat theY have acceSs TO an advOCate thaT CAn FighT for them.”

Universal rEpREsentation GainS MomenTuM

thE UNivErsAl represenTaTion mODel is beINg REPLicATed in many commUnities natiONwiDe. The VErA InSTitute’S SAFE (saFEty & fairness for everYone) NetwoRk, a coaLItion of STate and Local gOveRnmEnts ANd LeGal OrGAniZAtIonS, Has Launched SiMiLar prOgraMS IN 18 CommUniTies In 11 staTes, including CAliFornIA, TeXas, GeOrgia And MInNesotA, folloWing tHe “Merit-blind” templAte oF NYIFUP, whIch AcCepTs AnyonE Who meeTs tHe bAsic criTeria wiTHouT rEGARd To how “winnable” their CaSES aRe.

VariouS other LEgAl AId initiaTiVes Have MUShrooMed iN OtHer regioNs: New JERsEy RecentlY aLlocatEd AboUt $2 mIllioN For lEgal deFense of dEtainED immigrants thrOUgh a consortiuM Of NONpROfitS anD law school cLiniCS; and chicAGo, bosTOn and san FrAnCIsCO have expanded fundinG fOr immiGrant Legal defense iN the wake of tRUMp’s intenSifyINg iMmigration and CUstomS EnforcemeNT (ICE) raidS.

AlthOugh therE had alwayS BEen a push At tHe cOmmUniTY LeVel for funding FOR immIgRant legAl aId progrAmmIng, AdvOcaTeS have obseRved that SiNcE tHe 2016 EleCtion, STate and lOcAl pOlItiCians HAve beeN galvAnizEd To INveSt more iN GrASSrooTs ImMigrAnt DeFense. “the cRIsiS of depoRtation is Not UNiquE tO tHis admiNistration,” saiD ROse Cahn, an aTtOrnEy with THE San FranCisco-based Immigrant LegaL resourcE CeNter (IlRC). NOting that obaMa stilL hoLDs the rEcord fOr depOrTatIONs durING hIs tEnUre, Cahn tolD tRutHout tHaT TruMp’s hypeRaggressive deportaTIon Agenda has “provIdeD in sOME wAys AN oPPorTuNIty TO Finally get the poLicies passEd” ANd Secure a dedICatEd Funding Stream fOr legAL counseL. CalifornIa allotteD $45 mIlliON For Immigrant lEgal aid jUst after tHE 2016 elecTIoN, much Of wHich weNt To sUpporT the woRK of RobusT netwoRkS of legAl nonPrOfits in tHe Los Angeles area and the SAn FranCisco bay Area.

Some cItiES arE bolsteriNg thEir legal aiD wiTh cOmmunIty EDucatIon cAMpAigNS, inclUdinG know Your RIGhTs tRAInIngs, to help uNDOCumEnted ImmIGrants AvoiD court.

John Pollock, COordinator of thE NatIONal coaLItioN fOr a Civil Right tO CoUnSEL, said thaT eVeryone faciNg deportAtIOn desErves tHe same Right to LEGaL RepresEntaTioN that is afForDeD To indigEnT dEFendanTs in CrIminal Courts — NOt leAST because the line
 provide a lawyer that can  help them  figu reout ”howto e ffectively ple a d th eir case. An upshot of  theTr u mp a d mi nistr ation’s de p o rta ti on  dr iv e ,Jainadd ed, isthe realiz ati on  on the stat e  l evel that“th ere needs to  be  a com me nsu r ate [ pub lic]invest m ent in  making s ur e  thatp eople’s r ig htsare protected and th a t they have ac cess t oa na d voc ate  that canfi ght f o r them. ” 
U n i ver s al Representa tion GainsM ome ntum
Th e u n iversa l rep re s ent ation model  isbeing rep licate d  in man y  commun itiesnat ion wide .  T he  Ve ra Ins t it ute ’ s S AFE (Saf et y& Fai rnes s f o r Ev ery one)  Netw ork, a coalit ion  ofs tat e and  loca l go ve rnmen ts and  lega lorganizations,haslaunchedsim il arpr ogram s  in 18  co mmu nitiesin 11 s t ate s, i n cl uding California,Te x a s,  Georgia  and M i nn es o ta, foll ow ing  the “ merit -bli n d”  templat e of N Y IF UP , which  a ccepts  a nyo newho m e etsthe ba sic crit eriaw ithout regardt o how “winnab l e” t he i r ca ses  are.

Vari ouso ther  leg a laid initi ative sh av e  mushroomed in othe rregion s: Ne w Jersey rece ntly alloc a t e d about$2 m i ll i on for legal d efens e of detai n ed immig rants  through  a consor t i um of no npr ofi tsand l aw  school clini c s ; an dChicago , B oston a ndSan  Fr anc is co have e xpandedfu nd in gfor  immi g rant leg al  de fe nse  in t h e wake  of T rump ’s  i n ten sifying Im m i grat io nandCus to ms En forc e men t (ICE)  raids.
Alt h ough  t he re hadalways been a  p ush at the  c omm unityl e vel forfunding for immigrant l e gal aid  pr ogram ming , advocat eshave o bse r ved th at sin ce th e201 6 elect i o n,  st at e and loca l pol itici an s ha ve been  galvanized to inv e stmore in grass roo ts i m m ig ran t  d e fen se .  “T h e  crisis of depo rtation is  n o tunique tot his  a dminist ration, ” sai d  Rose C ahn, an a ttorney w it h th e San  Francisco -based I mmigrantL egalR es ource  Ce nter ( IL RC) . Not ing th a t O bamastillho lds th e rec or d for de portations during his t enure,  Cahn  to ld Trutho utt hat  Trump’shype raggressiv e d epo rtati ona genda  has “p rov i ded i n so m e ways an op por t u ni ty to final l y get  thepol i cies p asse d” and secure a d e dicated fundin g st r e amfor lega lcounsel. Calif orn ia a llotted$4 5 million f or immig ra n t leg al aid  justafter t h e  2 0 16 ele ctio n,much of w hic hw ent tosu pp o rt the  wor kof rob ust ne t work s of legal nonprof its i n the L o s A ngele sarea an d  the  San Franc isco Bay ar ea.

S omecitie s are b ol sterin g t he ir legal a i d with co mmuni ty educ at ioncam paigns , in c l uding  Kno wYou r Rightst r ai n in gs ,  to  hel p und oc umen ted immig r ants avo idc ourt.
Jo hnP o llock, co o r dinator of  th e Nat i o nal Coalit i on f o ra  Civi l Righ t to C ounsel, sai dthat ev ery o n e facingdeportati o n d es erve s the sa me  rig ht  to  l egal representa tion tha t is aff o r ded to  in d igen t  defen da nts in crimi nal c ou r ts — no t lea st beca u sethe  li ne
 provide_a lawyer_that can help them_figure out”_how_to effectively_plead_their case. An_upshot of the_Trump administration’s deportation drive,_Jain added, is_the_realization on the state level that “there needs to be a commensurate [public] investment_in_making sure_that_people’s_rights are protected and that_they have access to an_advocate that_can fight for them.”

Universal Representation Gains Momentum

The universal_representation_model is being_replicated in many communities nationwide. The Vera Institute’s SAFE_(Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Network,_a coalition of_state_and_local governments and legal_organizations, has launched similar programs in_18 communities in 11 states, including_California, Texas, Georgia and Minnesota, following the_“merit-blind” template of NYIFUP, which accepts_anyone who meets the basic_criteria without_regard to how “winnable” their_cases are.

Various other_legal aid_initiatives have mushroomed_in other regions: New Jersey recently_allocated about $2_million for legal defense of detained_immigrants_through a consortium_of_nonprofits_and law_school clinics; and_Chicago,_Boston and_San_Francisco have expanded funding for immigrant_legal_defense in the wake of Trump’s intensifying_Immigration and Customs Enforcement_(ICE)_raids.

Although there had always_been a push at the_community level for funding for immigrant_legal aid_programming, advocates_have observed that since the 2016 election, state and local politicians_have been galvanized to invest more_in grassroots immigrant defense._“The crisis_of_deportation is not_unique_to this_administration,” said Rose Cahn, an attorney with_the San_Francisco-based Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)._Noting that Obama still_holds_the record for deportations during his_tenure, Cahn told Truthout that Trump’s_hyperaggressive deportation agenda has “provided_in_some_ways an opportunity to finally_get the policies passed” and secure_a dedicated funding_stream for legal counsel. California allotted $45_million_for immigrant legal aid just after_the_2016 election, much of which went_to_support_the work of robust networks_of legal nonprofits in the Los_Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay area.

Some cities_are bolstering their_legal aid with community education_campaigns,_including_Know Your Rights trainings, to help undocumented immigrants avoid court.

John_Pollock, coordinator_of the National_Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, said that everyone_facing deportation deserves the same right to_legal representation that is afforded to indigent defendants in criminal courts_— not least because the line