The legislation will set aside $25 million for the state Department of Justice to fight legal battles against the federal government, and another $25 million for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation.
Slight correction, the 800k figure was a figure for new cases in a year (including ones that are no longer pending). Total pending cases is still pretty close at around 1.1-1.5 million depending at which exact time period you’re looking. That’s total pending cases
Where’s the 800k number from?
Slight correction, the 800k figure was a figure for new cases in a year (including ones that are no longer pending). Total pending cases is still pretty close at around 1.1-1.5 million depending at which exact time period you’re looking. That’s total pending cases
Here’s it listed in a congressional report
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12492