QUESTION
What is the funding request from the federal government for legal services?
2:06:03
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The Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations is actively advocating for more federal funding and legal aid improvements, though no specific funding amount was provided.
- The office is engaging with the federal government for increased financial support and legal aid.
- Advocacy focuses on enhancing the application process and making it easier for applicants.
- Significant successes include obtaining Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela and issuing receipt notices on-site.
- Details on the specific funding request for legal services were not available at the time.
Alexa Avilés
2:06:03
In terms of Mister Shaffer, you mentioned definitely drawing down money, the 40,000,000 from the state.
2:06:14
What's the advocacy or funding request from the federal government in terms of legal services in particular?
Molly Schaeffer
2:06:23
So we are constantly working with the government and pushing them for more money and pushing them also to help us on the legal side because we're also doing a lot of advocacy on making the process better.
2:06:37
And, I mean, as commissioner mentioned, TPS for Venezuela was huge.
2:06:43
And their federal clinic on-site with us.
2:06:46
Being able to give someone their receipt notice on-site was also really big, and so we continue to work with them on that.
2:06:53
And making the process a little bit more streamlined and easier for the actual applicant on the process side has been a really big part of our advocate see while we have their buy in here.
Alexa Avilés
2:07:05
Have is there an actual amount that we've been requesting for funding from the federal government related specifically to legal services.
Molly Schaeffer
2:07:14
I'd have to get back to you on any specifics around that.
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