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Assemblymember Miguel Santiago to Join Neighborhood Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights and Others Hosting Immigration Forum

For immediate release:

Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), joins several neighborhood service organizations and legal services providers to host an immigration forum this weekend. Topics for discussion and assistance include: federal, state, and local laws pertaining to immigrants; DACA; deportation procedures; the future of Affordable Care Act, and others. A legal clinic will also be provided.

WHAT: Senate President Pro-Tempore Kevin de Leon, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights, Acta, Casa 0101, Clinica Romero, LA Voice, Maternal Child Health Access, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA), One LA, and others host an immigration forum.  Services and presentations will be provided in both English and Spanish.

WHO:   Attendees to include:

  • The Honorable Miguel Santiago, California State Assembly, 53rd District
  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
  • Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights
  • Catholic Charities
  • El Rescate
  • InfoLegal.net
  • The Legal Aid Foundation
  • Meredith Brown, Immigration Attorney
  • Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund

WHEN:   Sunday, February 12th 2017, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:  Saint Isabel Catholic Church
               918 S. Soto Street
               Los Angeles, CA 90023

Assemblymember Miguel Santiago is the Chair of the Assembly’s Communications and Conveyance Committee, and a member of both the Assembly Public Safety Committee and the California Latino Legislative Caucus. He represents the 53rd District composed of the cities of Los Angeles, Huntington Park, and Vernon.