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Councilmember Diana Ayala, who heads the General Welfare committee, at Thursday's hearing.
The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is promptly processing just 46.3 percent of applications for SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, the agency told councilmembers at a committee hearing on the impact and cause of the bureaucratic delays.
El próximo 21 de diciembre podría llegar a su fin el título 42, la medida que permite a funcionarios rechazar a los inmigrantes encontrados en la frontera. El periodista Felipe de la Hoz, co-fundador de Border/Lines, nos ayuda a explicar el Título 42 y las opciones que habría tras su terminación.
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