CASA opens $13.8 million multicultural center in Langley Park

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MARYLAND

CASA opens center in Langley Park

CASA of Maryland, the state's largest Latino and immigrant service organization, opened its new $13.8 million multicultural center in Langley Park yesterday. The new center will offer educational and legal services aimed at the area's immigrant community.

Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) praised CASA's work over the past 25 years, including its push for a comprehensive overhaul of immigration law.

The organization expects to serve 6,000 families annually through the facility.

About 20 protesters, many from the anti-illegal immigration group Help Save Maryland, held signs and chanted in front of the building, decrying the tax dollars that helped fund the facility.

-- Kevin Sieff

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