Tears were shed and emotions were high as residents packed the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors room Tuesday in a seven-hour meeting to advocate for increased support for immigrant communities in the aftermath of the recent federal raid in Carpinteria.
The Board of Supervisors approved $105,000 in funding for the Immigrant Legal Defense Center for immigrant youth legal and support services and $240,000 for mental health services.
The supervisors also voted to formally request information from the federal government regarding immigration raids and operations in the county and to find out who has been detained and deported from the county…