NYC funds public defender system for immigrants

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are funding a program that will provide public defenders for all poor immigrant New York City residents who have been detained in the immigration system and are facing deportation.

It’s billed as the first of its kind in the country.

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