Residents facing deportation in two Orange County cities could soon benefit from hundreds of thousands of dollars in immigration legal defense services.

It comes months into a federal deportation dragnet that has upended the lives of immigrant families across the region.

Dozens of undocumented residents in Santa Ana could receive a quarter of million dollars in immigration legal defense services between now and August of next year under a recently approved contract.

Last week, city council members in OC’s only sanctuary city voted unanimously without discussion to approve a $250,000 contract with Immigrant Defenders Law Center again for immigration related legal services for residents.

The approved contract can be extended annually twice for an additional $250,000 a year.

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