Several Latino parents and organizers addressed the Marin County Board of Supervisors during public comment Monday to press for a county‑funded legal aid and emergency support program for immigrant families. Speakers representing Parents Voices and Parents Voices Marin asked the county to create a coordinated legal fund and additional services beyond legal counsel: a crisis hotline that connects callers immediately to attorneys, emergency rent support and bail/bond assistance in cases where the detained person is the household breadwinner, and expanded childcare pay to allow more parents to reenter the workforce.

Veronica Anguiano, Maria (last name not provided) and Jose Abdullio Rodriguez described widespread fear in immigrant households and said families need more than "know your rights" workshops. Organizers proposed a locally administered fund that would combine legal assistance with short‑term cash supports, mental‑health services and childcare subsidies to help families who lose an income because of detention or deportation.

Jamila Jordan, director of the county Office of Equity, told the board later that her office and Health and Human Services have formed a cross‑departmental working group to coordinate immigration‑related supports. Jordan said the county is monitoring federal policy changes and is exploring one‑time allocations to bolster services. She also highlighted existing county and nonprofit resources, including public defender trainings and increased library English and citizenship programming. The Office of Equity is evaluating participatory and targeted grant mechanisms to direct aid into communities most affected.

Several supervisors said they supported an expanded county role in coordination and funding. Board members asked staff to return with options for consolidation of grant programs and to consider how a legal or emergency assistance fund might be designed and funded within the FY25–26 budget timeline.