IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA INC
450 NORTH SYNDICATE STREET NO 200, ST PAUL, MN 55104 www.ilcm.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA (ILCM) IS TO ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

PROVIDE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, & ADVOCACY FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN MINNESOTA

COMMUNITY DEFENSE PROJECT: THIS PROJECT IS AN EVOLVING RESPONSE TO THE CRITICAL, EMERGENT NEED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN REMAINING TOGETHER AND TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES' MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS THROUGH DEPORTATION DEFENSE, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND ACCESS TO UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON RAPIDLY CHANGING IMMIGRATION POLICIES. PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, OTHER IMMIGRATION-FOCUSED NONPROFITS, AND PRIVATE LAW FIRMS TO IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY REPRESENTATION FOR IMMIGRANTS BEFORE THE DETAINED IMMIGRATION COURT, U.S. DISTRICT COURTS, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS, AND U.S. SUPREME COURT -- PRIORITIZING BOTH INCREASING REPRESENTATION OF DETAINED IMMIGRANTS AND SELECTING CASES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE DUE PROCESS OR BENEFIT LARGE NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANTS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND THE UNITED STATES.

NEW BEGINNINGS PROJECT:THE NEW BEGINNINGS PROJECT ASSISTS IMMGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SERIOUS CRIME, AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. ILCM PARTNERS WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND VICTIM ADVOCATES TO ENSURE GREATER ACCESS AND HOLISTIC PROVISION OF SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT VICTIMS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, ILCM WORKED ON 468 CASES.

GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES:THE IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA (ILCM) HELPS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY HELPING THEM TO ESCAPE PERSECUTION AND ABUSE, BECOME UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS, DEFEND THEMSELVES IN IMMIGRATION AND FEDERAL COURT, AND REUNITE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. ILCM DOES THIS BY PROVIDING BRIEF LEGAL ADVICE, REFERRAL, AND ONGOING DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN A VARIETY OF IMMIGRATION MATTERS INCLUDING ASYLUM, FAMILY-BASED PETITIONING AND REUNIFICATION, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT APPLICATIONS, U.S. CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS, TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS, IMMIGRATION COURT DEFENSE, AND APPEALS TO THE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS AND FEDERAL COURT. IN THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 ILCM WORKED ON 4,578 CASES. ON AVERAGE, THE OUTCOME OF EACH CASE AFFECTS 3 FAMILY MEMBERS RESULTING IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION AT AN ESTIMATED 13,734. OF THESE, 70 PERCENT WERE FULL REPRESENTATION AND 30 PERCENT WERE BRIEF SERVICE OR ADVICE. OUR CLIENT ORIGINATED FROM 115 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, WITH 55 PERCENT COMING FROM SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES, 19 PERCENT COMING FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES, AND 19 PERCENT COMING FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES, AND THE REMAINING 7 PERCENT COMING FROM VARIOUS OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD. THE MAJORITY OF CLIENTS EARN EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 187.5 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.

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