Immigrant Hope seeks $15.5k from town/county for low-cost legal help
Ahead of FY2027 Health & Human Services grants, Immigrant Hope-WY/ID is asking Teton County ($7,500) and the Town of Jackson ($8,000) to keep immigration legal services affordable for low-income residents.
Immigrant Hope-Wyoming/Idaho is asking the Town of Jackson and Teton County to fund immigration legal services in FY2027—$8,000 from the town and $7,500 from the county—under the Health & Human Services “Legal Issue Support” category, according to a new staff report: Health and Human Services Staff Report — Immigrant Hope Funding Request FY27.
This is the kind of practical support that keeps working families steady: help with Green Cards, citizenship, DACA, work authorization and renewals, and “protective screenings” meant to stop people from filing something risky or wrong and getting pushed toward deportation. The application fees alone can run over $2,200, and the group says grant funding lets them offer sliding-scale or no-cost help.
Immigrant Hope reports serving 106 people in FY2025 through 57 consultations and 49 “high-probability” applications, with a bilingual legal assistant and DOJ-accredited representation. The question for electeds is simple: if the valley depends on immigrant labor, will local budgets keep a real pathway open for people to work and drive legally—and avoid predatory or unaffordable legal help—when federal rules keep changing?
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | Health and Human Services Staff Report — Immigrant Hope Funding Request FY27 | staff report |