Q&A
Council member inquires about resources for migrant information
4:49:29
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Council Member Diana Ayala asks about programs or resources that could help migrants navigate the current climate, such as 'know your rights' materials. Lauren Migliaccio responds by mentioning legal fellows and organizations that provide Know Your Rights presentations.
- Catholic Charities and public defender organizations offer these presentations
- Legal service providers work with the asylum seeker population
- The importance of access to counsel is emphasized
Diana Ayala
4:49:29
Are you aware of any program or any resource that would ensure that migrants are equipped with the information that they know, like I know your rights kind of, you know, I don't know, handout or posting, that could kind that could better help them navigate this current climate?
Lauren Migliaccio
4:49:52
Thank you for your question.
4:49:53
Yes.
4:49:53
Indeed, some of our legal fellows are placed at legal service providers that do work with the asylum, seeker population.
4:50:02
Know Your Rights presentations are provided by providers like Catholic Charities, the public defender organizations,
Claire Salant
4:50:09
and some of
Lauren Migliaccio
4:50:09
the providers that had already testified today.
