Resources
The Handbook for Constitutional Observers
Minnesota-based organization that offers community resources such as a handbook with guidance for bystanders, know your rights information, and downloadable posters.
ICE Activity Hotline and Bystander Trainings
Local organization that organizes rapid response teams for CE activity and conducts bystander trainings. Hotline: 612-441-2881
Minnesota Nonprofit Legal Aid Providers
Nonprofit organizations across Minnesota provide free or low-cost immigration legal services to eligible residents, including asylum seekers, detainees, refugees, and low-income families. Groups such as Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, International Institute of Minnesota, Arrive Ministries, and Volunteer Lawyers Network assist with cases ranging from deportation defense and humanitarian visas to citizenship, green card services, and broader civil legal matters.
Know Your Rights Trainings
Available to arrange volunteer-led "Know Your Rights" trainings at local sites and organizations. Also has a 30-minute "Know Your Rights" video in Spanish presented by an immigration attorney.
Your Rights If Immigration Shows Up at Work
FAQ discussing topics such as what do do if immigration officers come to a workplace, which spaces they are allowed to enter, and the difference between an "immigration raid" and an "immigration audit."
Immigration Enforcement Guidance for Educators
Memorandum from Keith Ellison's office discussing ways schools can support students' communities and the protections offered under state and federal law. Offers citations specific to Minnesota law. Intended for K-12 schools but also useful for ABE programs. Current as of February 2025.