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Portland To Spend Half-Million Dollars Defending Immigrants Facing Deportation

(Portland, OR)  --  Portland will spend half a million dollars to help defend immigrants who are facing possible deportation.  Portland City Council members voted yesterday to approve the spending of 500-thousand dollars on the effort.  The funding will go to a Portland-based non-profit legal aid group that offers representation to those going through immigration hearings.  Portland City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly helped sponsor the legislation.

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