2 San Diego County Supervisors Criticize Immigrant Legal Defense Program

2 San Diego County Supervisors Criticize Immigrant Legal Defense Program
Illegal immigrants climb a section of the U.S.–Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 29, 2018. David McNew/Getty Images
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SAN DIEGO—Two San Diego County supervisors are raising concerns about a county-funded legal defense program for immigrants, saying it is spending taxpayer dollars to defend migrants who are in the country illegally and accused of sometimes serious criminal offenses.

Supervisor Jim Desmond, in a statement on Sept. 13, said he was “appalled at the findings” of a newly released report assessing the program’s first 15 months of operation.

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