ILCM Testimony on Gross Misdemeanor Sentencing

Testimony submitted to the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Finance and Reform Committee in support of HF 614  Thursday, March 4, 2021  Dear Chair Mariani, Vice Chair Frazier, Republican Lead Johnson, and Members of the House Public Safety and Finance Committee,  The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a statewide non-profit organization providing […]

ILCM Testimony Supporting Driver’s Licenses for All

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee  in support of HF 1163  Friday, February 26, 2021  I am Veena Iyer, and I work as the executive director of the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a statewide non-profit organization providing free legal services to low-income immigrants. We have offices […]

Protecting Undocumented Essential Workers 

An estimated five million undocumented immigrants, including 202, 5000 DACA recipients and 131, 000 TPS holders, are on the frontlines of the #COVID19 pandemic, serving in jobs deemed “essential” to the proper functioning of the nation and our economy. They need and they deserve a pathway to citizenship.   Almost 3 out of 4 undocumented workers […]

Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector: Frequently Asked Questions

Information from the Minnesota Department of Health on 2.18.2021. Who can sign up for the Vaccine Connector? Do I need to be eligible for a vaccine to sign up? All Minnesotans who have not yet been vaccinated should sign up, no matter their current eligibility status. Should I sign up if I have already been […]

Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector: Key Message

Information from the Minnesota Department of Health on 2.18.2021. WHAT IT IS: The Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector is a tool that helps Minnesotans find out when, where, and how to get their COVID-19 vaccine. When Minnesotans become eligible, the Vaccine Connector will: alert them of their eligibility; connect them to resources to schedule a vaccine […]