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Friday, March 09, 2018

Baltimore to Approve $200,000 for Lawyers to Defend Illegal Immigrants Against Deportation

Following the example of so-called “sanctuary state” California, the city of Baltimore plans to allocate taxpayer dollars to create a legal defense fund for illegal immigrants.

Baltimore’s spending board is expected to approve $200,000 in funds to pay lawyers who will defend illegal immigrants facing deportation, reports The Baltimore Sun.

“The head of the mayor Catherine Pugh’s immigrant affairs office said the approval would allow the first lawyers to get work within weeks,” writes the local newspaper. “The money is scheduled to go before a vote of the Board of Estimates. Half of it is in the form of a grant from the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York nonprofit, and the other half is from the city’s coffers.”

According to The Baltimore Sun, “The funding is part of a broader effort to help immigrants that city officials, charity leaders and advocates launched after the inauguration of Donald Trump as president.”

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

great idea, because Baltimore doesn't have anything better they could spend their money on (eye roll)

Anonymous said...

Obviously "our" children are NOT the priority in Baltimore!

Anonymous said...

at legal rates how they are that will cover one person

Anonymous said...

With all the illegals there are in Baltimore, that $200,000 isn't going to last long.

Anonymous said...

$200,000 will be gobbled up in days.

Anonymous said...

And big cities wonder why people are leaving them.

Anonymous said...

How is this possible when Baltimore is broke. This is an abusive an irresponsible spending tax dollars. They constantly request for more tax dollars instead of spending what they get wisely. Hogan should not send any more tax dollars to Baltimore and send these dollars to other areas of the State who would spend tax dollars in more responsible ways.

Anonymous said...

Just to defend criminals, illegal aliens.

Anonymous said...

But they don't have money to heat the schools.....despicable!

Anonymous said...

Another broke chocolate city that leeches off of our tax dollars. Why does the Governor allow this? They should have all funds withheld until they learn fiscal responsibility.

Anonymous said...

Baltimore schools could use the 200 grand but what the hell they don't need any heat.

Anonymous said...

Seems they always find money for this and to send 60 buses to DC to protest but they don't have money for heat in the schools and they are bitching about Trump cutting their funding for the Teen pregnancy center. They keep wasting money oh stupid crap!