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Support Minneapolis Representation for Immigrants
Posted on Nov 16 2020
Minneapolis committed $75,000 in its 2020 budget to support legal services for Minneapolis residents detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A coalition of legal assistance organizations, including ILCM, provided consultation and representation to immigration detainees under that grant. The partnership between Minneapolis city government and non-profit legal assistance providers is a model for public-private partnership.
Legal representation makes a life and death difference to detained immigrants. Those who are represented are up to four times more likely to win release from detention while their cases are pending, allowing them to support their families as they prepare their cases. They are more than twice as likely to win the relief they seek when represented by legal counsel.
The current administration has targeted Minneapolis and Minnesota, vilifying our communities and our elected leadership. We are proud to stand with the Minneapolis city government in saying that we value and serve ALL of our community.
The city council is now considering the 2021 budget, which again proposes $75,000 to support legal representation for ICE detainees. You can comment in support of legal representation for detained immigrants by emailing your comments to councilcomment@minneapolismn.gov or directly to your City Council Member.
Public hearings on the proposed 2021 City budget:
Monday, November 16
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 9
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.