Immigration advocates ask Philly for $1.8 million for deportation defense

Immigration advocates ask Philly for $1.8 million for deportation defense

The city plans to nearly double funding for legal defense of local residents facing deportation — but immigrant advocates are calling for a much bigger boost.   Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed increasing Philadelphia’s annual contribution to the Pennsylvania ​Immigrant Family Unity Project, or PAIFUP, from $500,000 to $950,000 a year. But as the administration and City Council negotiate details of the 2026 budget that will go into effect in J…