Hawver credited the San Mateo Rapid Response Network, which has also received a boost from the funds, with offering a hotline residents can call if they see enforcement action so volunteers and legal professionals can assist those who might be taken into custody or face deportation proceedings. Led by the nonprofit Faith in Action Bay Area and operated largely by volunteers, the network is now being coordinated by a paid contractor and, for the first time, in November verified U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity, said Hawver.

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