Immigration Defense Resources

Trainings:

We are currently in the process of sourcing training options for our neighbors. Local organizations like Monarca are doing the best they can to offer enough trainings for the demand in the metro area. If you have more information on trainings that we can share about or want to offer a training to our residents, please email info@eastbankmpls.org.

• Monarca Trainings

  • Monarca is an organization offering Upstander trainings in the Metro Area. You can learn more about their mission here.

• DFL Constitutional Observer Trainings

  • The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is a Minnesota political party affiliated with the U.S. Democratic party. They have created these trainings to train constituents on how to become a Constitutional Observer, or rather a “trained community member who calmly observes and documents law enforcement activity to help ensure constitutional rights are respected and to support accountability”

Know Your Rights Resources:

• Know your rights with ICE booklets

  • Has printable multilingual fliers pertaining to “know your rights,” home raid response, guidelines for documenting ICE, car stop response, and common ICE ruses. 

• Printable “know your rights” cards

  • Has small, printable “know your rights” card in several languages including Spanish and Hmong.

• Home Raid Booklet (Español/Spanish)

• Know Your Rights Trifold (MIRAC)

  • English link

  • Spanish link

• Know your Rights (Soomaali/Somali)

Family Preparedness Resources:

• Step-by-step Family Preparedness Plan

  • Available in English & Spanish, this resource provides guidelines for developing a family plan including childcare options, document gathering, immigration options, and know your rights information.

Know Your Rights in the Workplace Resources:

• Guide for employers if ICE comes to your business

  • Has information about how to prepare, respond to, and protect employees before, during, and after an encounter with ICE.

• DACA and Your Workplace Rights

• Know Your Rights in the Workplace

  • Know your rights toolkit for workers who may encounter ICE at their workplace.  

• Know Your Rights in the Workplace (Español)

Policy Tracking:

• Immigration Policy Tracking Project

  • Compiles, summarizes, and regularly updates information on immigration policy changes from the Trump Administration.

Local Organization Resources:

• MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) Resource Guide

  • Provides anti-deportation resources, immigration case information, anti-deportation preparation documents, DACA & TPS resources, food resources, housing resources, and other links to community organizations.

• Request a “Know Your Rights” training

• MIRAC Deportation Defense

  • Contact us to see if we can assist you or someone you know who is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

  • Leave a voicemail at 612-888-6472 (612-888-MIRA)

  • miracmn@gmail.com

• Interfaith Coalition on Immigration - Accompanying Immigrants in Detention (ICOM AID)

  • The Accompanying Immigrants in Detention (AID) program enables ICOM volunteers to directly support immigrant detainees and their families who live in the Twin Cities area. They accompany individuals in immigration detention and their families, provide emotional and financial support and help make connections to resources.

  • Leave a voicemail at 612-217-1185

• City of Minneapolis Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs website

  • Provides “know your rights” resources, immigration information, social service links, and events information.

Know Your Rights - Warrants:

• Warrants can be used to gain access to private spaces like your home or private areas in a business, however, they must be a JUDICIAL warrant with the following information:

  • It must be issued by a court (would say near the top of the document)

  • All attachments must have the correct information as it pertains to you and or your business.

  • The date must not exceed 14 days

  • It must be signed by a judge

• ICE administrative warrants or Immigration detainers DO NOT allow ICE access into private spaces. You can request a copy of the warrant to confirm if it is legal

  • If you are in a house or apartment, you can request that this be held up to a peep hole, a window, or slid under the door.