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Governor Grants $12M to Expand DDDI Services, Deploy Troops

6/5/2026

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Governor Mikie Sherrill announced a $12 million boost for DDDI and a Rapid Legal Response Initiative.
The boost raises DDDI to $20.2 million, letting it double services, cover low-income detainees at Delaney Hall, and earning praise from Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.
State troopers were deployed to keep ICE officers from confronting protesters and to avert a Minneapolis-style clash after projectiles were thrown at barricades at Delaney Hall.

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Governor Mikie Sherrill announced a $12 million boost for DDDI and a Rapid Legal Response Initiative.
The boost raises DDDI to $20.2 million, letting it double services, cover low-income detainees at Delaney Hall, and earning praise from Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.
State troopers were deployed to keep ICE officers from confronting protesters and to avert a Minneapolis-style clash after projectiles were thrown at barricades at Delaney Hall.