SomervilleMeetings

25-1746 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to appropriate $250,000 from the Immigrant Legal Services Stabilization Fund for legal services for immigrants and asylum seekers seeking permanent residency.

From
SomerViva & Immigrant Affairs
Introduced
Nov 20, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
219940
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History

  1. Dec 18, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Dec 11, 2025
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 11.2.
  3. Nov 25, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.7.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $250,000 from the Immigrant Legal Services Stabilization Fund, for the purpose of funding legal services for immigrants and asylum seekers who are seeking permanent residency. Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully Submitted, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor