Intake Hours
Intake Hours
Overview
ILCM provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota based on our capacity. Before you call, please see more information about our eligibility requirements, the types of cases we can provide assistance in, and other places to get help.
If you are being hurt or abused, call MN Day One Crisis Line at 1-866-223-1111 for help.
Looking for immigration legal assistance?
To receive free immigration legal assistance, please call our client intake line at 1-800-223-1368 during the following intake hours to schedule an appointment. We do not give walk-in or drop-in appointments.
Monday: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tuesday: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Who Can We Assist?
- Current DACA holders
- Applicants for U.S. Citizenship
- Refugees and asylees who want to get their green card (residency)
- Non-U.S. citizen children abandoned, abused, or neglected by their parents
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applicants and current TPS holders
- Non-U.S. citizen survivors of human trafficking
- Non-U.S. citizen survivors of certain violent crimes
- Non-U.S. citizen survivors of abuse or domestic violence
** To learn more about the case types we take, please see the descriptions on our “Who Can We Assist” page.
If you are detained by ICE or calling on behalf of someone in the custody of ICE
Call 651-641-1011 during our detention line intake hours to receive assistance.
Monday: 2 – 4 p.m.
Thursday: 1 – 3 p.m.
Individuals being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as their families, can call 651-641-1011 within our detention line intake hours to obtain general information about court proceedings, the Minnesota Detention Project, and the services the project provides at a first court hearing. Volunteers operating the phone line are not attorneys and will not be able to provide any legal advice.
The schedule will be updated when hours change.
If you are not satisfied with the services provided by ILCM, please refer to our client grievance procedure.