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Assists refugees, asylees, U or T visa holders, or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders in adjusting status to a lawful permanent resident. Helps immigrant survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes and their qualified family members obtain legal immigration status. Also helps permanent residents apply to become US citizens and assists in replacing lost, stolen, or expiring documents.

Provides legal representation in immigration related legal matters throughout the state of Minnesota. These may include deportation defense, family based petitions, applications for lawful permanent residency, visa processing, waivers, TPS, asylum, U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, and SIJS cases, DACA renewals, citizenship, and naturalization. ILCM does not represent tourist or student related visas, nor employment based or religious worker visas.

Provides representation for individuals from countries granted TPS by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TPS is a temporary immigration status for individuals who are unable to return home safely due to civil war, natural disaster, or other conditions or circumstances preventing their return to their home country. During the designated TPS period, TPS holders cannot be deported from the United States and cannot be detained by DHS on the basis of their immigration status. TPS holders are eligible for an employment authorization document (EAD) and for travel authorization.

An independent, non-partisan, non-governmental international human rights organization providing advocacy, reform to the legal system, and legal help. Services provided:

• Free immigration legal help to people seeking asylum, unaccompanied children, trafficking survivors, and people in immigration detention. Provides brief advice, pro se (self-representation) information and limited assistance in preparing asylum application to asylum seekers not accepted for full representation.

• Reform the legal system by documenting and reporting on human rights abuses and advocating for policies such as immigration, women's rights, death penalty, human rights conditions of the countries diaspora groups/activists, human trafficking, LGBTQ+ rights, and more.

Provides advice, consultation, and representation for a wide range of legal issues commonly faced by students, and offers educational programs.

Free legal advice and brief services from volunteer attorneys with the Volunteer Lawyers Network. Services focus on civil issues such as:

• Debt and consumer issues

• Housing (tenant/landlord)

• Immigration

Appointments are typically brief, 15 - 30 minutes per client, and volunteers may occasionally need to cancel due to emergencies. Call the center to confirm schedules and availability.

Employment services: Works with employers in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota to provide job placement and employment retention support to refugees and asylees who have been in the U.S. for less than five years. Assists with job skills training, resume writing, interviewing, and overall job readiness. Intensive case management (ICM): Assists refugees or secondary migrants who need additional help after the 90-day resettlement period. Connects refugees to a range of services, such as mental health counseling, employment services, assistance securing housing, mentoring, and extended cultural orientation. ?? Immigration services: Offers immigration legal services at low cost to help refugees, asylees, and other immigrants living in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud. Helps clients complete immigration documents - including permanent resident, naturalization, green card and visa applications, employment authorization, citizenship documents, family reunification petitions, and family visa applications. Refugee resettlement services: Assists? refugees during their first 90 days to get established and off to a good start in their new home. Helps to secure housing and find employment, enroll in school and English classes, connect to medical care, connect to community resources, orient to their community, and build bridges across cultures. Also provides additional services to students to help them achieve school success and support refugees who have been victims of trafficking.??????????????????????

• Refugee and Employment Programs: Employment counseling, assistance in job search and placement. Service is available in most refugee languages.

• Refugee resettlement assistance provided for application of family reunification for eligible relatives and for Green Card applications and other INS documents.

• Minnesota Family Investment Program: MFIP provider of case management and supported work program for Hennepin County.

Provides advice, brief services, and some full-representation available statewide on immigration issues, including naturalization, U Visas, and U Visa Adjustment of Status. Does not provide asylum, detainee assistance, and immigration court services.

Helps new refugees, especially within their first year in the United States, adjust to American society and achieve self-sufficiency. In collaboration with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, the program assists with public benefits, housing, refugee resettlement, immigration-related support, and limited transportation to essential services.

Searchable online directory of free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states. Service is available only online.

Focuses on increasing the number of lawful permanent residents in Minnesota who become U.S. citizens and collaborating across sectors to promote the importance of citizenship. ILCM works with clients to file the citizenship application and accompanies applicants to the citizenship interview. Many naturalization cases are placed with private attorneys trained and supervised through our Pro Bono Project.

Employment

• Partners with the Minnesota Department of Human Services - Refugee Assistance Program to provide assistance developing job skills and finding employment

Health

• Grant-funded through UCare to provide education regarding diabetes, child and teen check-ups, and mental health

• Partners with Minnesota Care Counseling to provide linguistically appropriate trauma counseling

• Works with the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide leadership training to people with disabilities in the Somali and Latinx communities

• Works with the Minnesota Department of Health to assess Somali communities throughout southern Minnesota for suicide prevention readiness and come up with plans to increase prevention measures

Resettlement

• Assistance with health care access, legal protection, education, training for income generation skills, and other services

• Assists new arrivals with documentation paperwork and in navigating the American system

• English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are taught at Faribault site through partnership with Faribault Adult Basic Education

• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services assists with legal issues and documentation

• Works with Rice County Social Services to connect transportation and childcare resources, and provide job search assistance

Youth and Elders

• Programming for health and socialization is provided for elders in partnership with UCare

• Provides work experiences and supported employment to older workers through the Senior Community Supported Employment Program

• Through partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, leadership, soft skills training, and assistance with job searching is providing to youth

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office.

• Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship.

• Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office.

• Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship.

• Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

Provides help with:

• Citizenship issues

• Immigration issues related to getting green cards

• Immigration issues for victims of domestic violence

• T-Visas for victims of human trafficking

• U-Visas for victims of serious crimes

• VAWA petitions for victims of domestic violence

Provides legal representation on immigration issues. Services include:

• Assist victims of crime, domestic violence, and human trafficking in their applications for immigration status

• Citizenship and green card applications

• Defend detained immigrants in deportation proceedings

• General immigration assistance for permanent residents applying for citizenship

• Help people apply for certain types of residencies such as U-Visa, DACA renewal, VAWA petition, and T-Visas

• Represent immigrant youth and seniors in a wide array of application types

NOTE: Services are completely confidential and staff do not report the immigration status of people who contact them for advice or services.

Delivers free and low-cost legal services designed to ensure fair treatment in the justice system, including:

• Community outreach and education: Workshops and resources to inform individuals, refugees, immigrants, and other underserved populations about their rights and navigating the legal system

• Comprehensive criminal defense: Legal representation for individuals charged with misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies in Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington Counties

• Expungement services: Assistance for eligible clients to seal or erase past arrests or convictions, improving access to employment, housing, and other opportunities

• Legal advice and consultation: Free or reduced-cost guidance for individuals with limited income who have legal questions

• Treatment-court representation: Legal support in mental health, substance-use, DWI, and related court cases

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office.

• Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship.

• Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

Provides legal representation in immigration related legal matters throughout the state of Minnesota. These may include deportation defense, family based petitions, applications for lawful permanent residency, visa processing, waivers, TPS, asylum, U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, and SIJS cases, DACA renewals, citizenship, and naturalization. ILCM does not represent tourist or student related visas, nor employment based or religious worker visas.

Private attorneys agree to take cases for clients who have been screened through the intake process and either need representation in a matter that is not an area of Legal Assistance of Olmsted County's expertise, or where there is a conflict of interest. Areas of available legal assistance may include:

• Consumer/financial law

• Elder law/wills

• Employment law

• Family law

• Guardianship/conservatorship law

• Immigration law

• Landlord/tenant housing law

• Property/real estate law

Assists refugees, asylees, U or T visa holders, or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders in adjusting status to a lawful permanent resident. Helps immigrant survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes and their qualified family members obtain legal immigration status. Also helps permanent residents apply to become US citizens and assists in replacing lost, stolen, or expiring documents.

Assists agricultural workers with employment-related legal issues and improves the working and living conditions of agricultural workers. Cases that are generally accepted:

• Employer-provided housing concerns

• Employment discrimination and retaliation

• H-2A contract violations

• Labor trafficking

• Limited public benefits assistance

• Problems during the recruitment process

• Wage theft

• Workplace health and safety violations

Provides legal advice and representation to noncitizens. Helps determine immigration status and eligibility, offers representation when applying for immigration benefits, and gives referrals to other legal services if needed.

Focuses on increasing the number of lawful permanent residents in Minnesota who become U.S. citizens and collaborating across sectors to promote the importance of citizenship. ILCM works with clients to file the citizenship application and accompanies applicants to the citizenship interview. Many naturalization cases are placed with private attorneys trained and supervised through our Pro Bono Project.