Immigration Legal Resources
Students are advised to conduct thorough research in order to identify the most suitable representation for their individual circumstances. Factors to consider include whether the attorney or law firm possesses expertise relevant to your specific situation, such as your current immigration status, desired immigration outcome, criminal history, or family situation.
Immigration Attorney Information
Member association for attorneys licensed in Minnesota.
(AILA)
Find an immigration attorney for legal help.
Mission is to provide undocumented immigrants with the knowledge and resources they need to feel prepared in our unpredictable political and enforcement environment.
(ILCM)
ILCM works at the local, state, and federal levels to promote fair and just public policies that support immigrant and refugee communities and protect their rights.
651-641-1011
Group of organizations working together to increase access to immigration legal services in Minnesota.
- For lawyer or legal advice: or the to find a referral.
- Help finding self-help resources or legal referrals on site: (available 9–4, Monday–Friday)
List of Minnesota-based immigration attorneys created by MIE members:
- Grell Feist
Legal and Other Resources
(American Civil Liberties Union)
Mission is to defend the rights of all people nationwide.
212-549-2500
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(NIJC)
NIJC’s mission is to establish and defend the legal rights of immigrants regardless of background and transform the immigration system to one that affords equal opportunity for all.
(MIRAC)
All-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti-immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life.
Contact:
The Advocates for Human Rights is an independent, non-partisan, 501©(3) non-governmental international human rights organization. The Advocates believes in – and advocates for – immigration systems guided by international human rights standards and dedicated to the fair and humane treatment of all.
612-341-3302
310 4th Ave S, Ste 1000 Minneapolis, MN 55415
(MFF)
Works to end wealth-based detention and power, build with community to dismantle the systems that turn poverty into punishment while expanding access to freedom, safety, and dignity for all Minnesotans.
Immigrant-led, abolitionist organization devoted to freeing our people from the bonds of jails, prisons, and detention centers.
(VLN)
Helps Minnesotans experiencing poverty with civil legal issues by connecting clients with volunteer attorneys.
612-752-6655
Provides access to the legal system for Minnesota’s most vulnerable citizens. Serves Minnesotans in the 20 counties of central Minnesota, including Hennepin, from offices in Minneapolis, St. Cloud and Willmar.
612-334-5970
- Requests or questions regarding legal assistance, please contact your local office, .