Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern and Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone will announce the creation of the United Legal Defense Fund for Immigrants, a joint initiative of both Mayor’s Offices in partnership with the Cambridge Community Foundation.

The launch, taking place to mark the one-year anniversary of the founding of the Cambridge Legal Defense Fund for Immigrants, marks a critical expansion and evolution of the former fund into a two-city partnership that crosses city borders to meet an urgent and growing need.

Cambridge Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, and Geeta PradhanPresident of the Cambridge Community Foundation joined by community and regional advocates  will hold a press conference to announce the launch of the  United Legal Defense Fund for Immigrants. The announcement will take place  Monday March 18,from  10:00 to 10:30 a.m.,  Mayor’s Office, Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor

 

1 Response » to “Cambridge and Somerville mayors to announce joint immigrant defense fund”

  1. TO'B says:

    Wonder why the country is so divisive? Because ‘progressives’ keep splitting people up into little niche groups. What immigrants will they defend? The article doesn’t state it but I’m guessing the immigrants that they feel need to be ‘defended’ are those facing deportation for entering the country unlawfully. Let’s be transparent and state what it is you are intending. I am so tired of politicians who are (theoretically) elected by the citizens spending more time worrying about people who are not citizens and who broke the law to come here. It actually is very transparent if you realize that it’s another action taken to try to secure voters to keep them in power. Is there a defense fund for homeless veterans or opioid addicts?