The Santa Barbara City Council voted to give $500,000 to local immigrant organizations in response to recent ICE enforcement activities.
Local advocates packed a Special Council Meeting urging lawmakers to support families impacted by raids and educate the immigrant communities on their rights.
In response, the council voted to allocate $500,000. The money will come from the city’s housing funds, but with the caveat that the city’s Finance Committee comes up with ideas to replenish that money…