(PD) - Sonoma County wants to help raise $2 million over the next three years to expand legal services for residents facing possible deportation — a move government leaders hope can alleviate widespread fear among those who are undocumented about the immigration policies of President Donald Trump’s administration.

Money will likely come from both public and private sources, and it will go into a fund held by the Community Foundation Sonoma County. The fund will be used to pay for attorneys and some support staff to help defend residents against deportation.

It’s one of several ways the county is trying to support undocumented immigrants and their families as the federal government, under Trump’s watch, has toughened its approach to immigration enforcement.