Santa Ana has created a $100,000 fund to help families facing difficulties due to immigration raids, particularly within the predominantly Latino community. Proposed by Mayor Valerie Amezcua, the initiative aims to assist with essential needs such as food, rent, and utilities. In response to ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, the city is experiencing a crisis. Additionally, a sister city in Mexico has contributed $50,000 to the fund. Amezcua's initial approach of canceling cultural events to address the issue faced opposition from some council members.
As immigration raids continue to sweep through Santa Ana's car washes and Home Depot parking lots, spreading fear across the 77% Latino community, the city has created a $100,000 fund to help affected families cover basic necessities such as food, rent and utilities.
The emergency fund was proposed by Mayor Valerie Amezcua, who said that the city is in a crisis because of ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
'This is about the needs of our community,' Amezcua said at Tuesday's City Council meeting. 'If the father or mother who is the breadwinner is taken from their home, we do not want them to lose their residence.'
Amezcua initially proposed creating a $1-million aid program by canceling eight city-sponsored events... 'We've seen in other cities where they have large events and ICE shows up. The troops are going through the parks and taking our families,' she said.
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