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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced, earlier today, that the city has received nearly three-and-a-half million dollars from philanthropists to help provide legal defense for immigrants.

Under a bill sponsored and signed by Lurie and Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, the money will go to San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office.

The office has an annual budget of 24 million dollars, staffed by more than 100 attorneys. An unspecified number working in the immigration unit.

A press release from Lurie office says the legislation, if approved, will allow the office to hire four additional attorneys to help provide more legal services for immigrants through March 2029.

The Mayor said the funding will help ensure residents

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