Minnesota's Immigration Legal Services Hub Initiative
Minnesota's Immigration Legal Services Hub is a group of organizations working together to increase access to immigration legal services in Minnesota. Hub organizations include The Advocates for Human Rights, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, and Volunteer Lawyers Network.
The Hub puts on regular legal clinics in Minnesota. At the clinics, people can talk to immigration lawyers about their immigration cases for free.
This page has a list of clinics to help you find one in your area. Read the information below to learn about legal clinics.
Hub Legal Clinics
Metro Area
These clinics are in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington counties.
- Waite House Legal Clinic (MMLA): Mondays, 10:00am - 2:00pm
- Cedar-Riverside Legal Clinic (MMLA): Thursdays, 10:00am - 3:30pm
- South Minneapolis Park Avenue Legal Clinic (VLN): Thursdays, 2:30m–5:00pm
- North Minneapolis Legal Clinic (VLN): Select Mondays (see listing), 1:00pm-4:00pm
- Brooklyn Center Legal Clinic (VLN): Second Fridays, 3:00pm-5:00pm
- Richfield Legal Clinic (VLN): Second Fridays, 10:00am-11:30am
- Fridley Legal Clinic (VLN): Second Fridays, 1:00pm-2:30pm
- Loring Park Legal Clinic (VLN): First and Third Wednesdays, 2:30pm-4:30pm
- South Minneapolis Legal Clinic (VLN): Third Tuesdays, 3:00pm-5:00pm
- Saint Paul Legal Clinic (VLN): Third Tuesdays of the month, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Central Minnesota
- Milan Legal Clinic (MMLA): 2nd Wednesdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- Montevideo Legal Clinic (MMLA): 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- Willmar Legal Clinic (HUB): August 15, 2025, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- St. Cloud Legal Clinic (HUB): November 10, 2025, 10:00am - 3:30pm
Southeast Minnesota
- Faribault Legal Clinic (HUB), 4th Friday of the Month, until October
- Winona Legal Clinic (HUB), September 17, 2025, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- Austin Legal Clinic (HUB), November 14, 2025, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Southwest Minnesota
- Marshall Campus Religious Center Clinic (MMLA): 2nd Mondays, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- St. James Legal Clinic (HUB): October 3, 2025, 11:00am - 3:00pm
- Worthington Legal Clinic (HUB): October 4, 2025, 9:30am - 1:30pm
North-Central Minnesota
- Pelican Rapids Legal Clinic (HUB): December 12, 2025, 11:00am - 2:00pm
- Moorhead Legal Clinic (HUB): December 13, 2025, 9:00am - 2:00 pm
Outreach Events
Immigration Basics: Community Advocates
This training is designed for individuals who are working alongside newly arrived non-citizen individuals and families. In this session, we will cover the basic immigration structures in the United States, immigration relief options, client autonomy, and how to connect individuals and families to immigration legal services.
This training will be conducted by a Hub partner organization. The Hub is supported by funding made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Date: Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Register: Immigration Basics: Community Advocates on Oct. 17
Immigration Basics: Educators and Social Workers
This training is designed for individuals who are working with non-citizen children and young adults in educational or social services settings. In this session, we will cover the basic immigration structures in the United States, immigration relief options with a specific focus on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and how to connect students and young adults to immigration legal services.
This training will be conducted by a Hub partner organization. The Hub is supported by funding made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Register: Immigration Basics: Educators and Social Workers on Nov. 19
Immigration Basics: Healthcare Providers
This training is designed for individuals who are working with newly arrived non-citizen individuals and families in healthcare settings. In this session, we will cover the basic immigration structures in the United States, immigration relief options, immigration-related medical exams, and how to connect individuals and families to immigration legal services.
This training will be conducted by a Hub partner organization. The Hub is supported by funding made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
The next training will be held in January. Check back here for scheduling details.
Know Your Rights Resources
Immigration Fact Sheets
General Information
- Know Your Rights: What You Can Do in Minnesota if You Are Undocumented
- What to Expect the First Time You Go to Immigration Court in Minnesota
- What to Expect When You Go to an ICE Check-in in Minnesota
- Making Sure Your Family is Ready if you Get Deported
- How Being Charged with a Crime Can Affect Your Immigration Status
Immigration Court
- What to Do If You Get a Notice to Appear for Immigration Court
- Asking for a Remote Hearing in Immigration Court
- How to Move Your Immigration Hearing to a Different Court (Change Your Venue)
- Reporting a Change of Address to the Immigration Court
- What to Do If You Miss Your Immigration Hearing (How to File a Motion to Reopen)
- Preparing Evidence and Testimony for Immigration Court
- Immigration Bonds
- How to Appeal an Immigration Judge Decision
Info about Immigration Applications
- How to Get Permission to Work in Minnesota
- How to Apply for Temporary Protected Status
- How to Apply for a Stay of Removal in Immigration Court
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) “At-Risk Juveniles”
- Victims of Crimes and “U Visas”
- Immigration Relief for Victims of Family Violence
- Preparing Evidence for USCIS
We Have Rights
Know Your Rights videos in English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Urdu, and Russian.
Inmigración Bajo la Lupa: Cambios Legales y Cómo Protegerse (Recording)
¿Sabe cómo defender sus derechos frente a los cambios en las leyes migratorias? Sintonice Entre Mundos en vivo y haga sus preguntas. Claudia Laínez conversará con la abogada Camila Pacheco-Fores (Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid) y Robyn Meyer-Thompson (Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota), quienes compartirán información clave sobre cómo acceder a recursos legales y protegerse en tiempos de incertidumbre.
https://www.facebook.com/copalmn/videos/1866887313890249/
About the Hub
Who is part of the Hub?
The Hub includes the following organizations
- Advocates for Human Rights
- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
- Southern Minnesota Regional Services
- Volunteer Lawyers Network
The listings above have both Hub-sponsored legal clinics and legal clinics or events sponsored by others.
What kind of help can I get at a legal clinic?
At a legal clinic, you meet with a lawyer for 20-30 minutes.
There are 3 main kinds of help you can get at a clinic:
- Advice about your legal problem
- Help doing things like filling out short forms or calling the immigration court
- Referral to organizations that can give you more help
Depending on your immigration case, you may need to set up an appointment for follow-up legal services.
Do I need an appointment?
No. Most clinics are walk-in clinics. The number of people the clinic can help depends on how many lawyers are there to help.
What can I do to get ready for a clinic?
Find all the paperwork and documents you have about your immigration case and bring those to the clinic. Documents include:
- Documents from the Immigration Court or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Identity Documents - Passport, Birth Certificate, Identity Card
- Marriage Certificate
Who can get help from the Hub?
- People who need help with immigration cases.
- People who have a low income. Check each clinic to find out what the income limit is.
- People who live in the area where the clinic is.
What if I don't speak English?
Some hub staff and volunteers speak languages other than English. If we don't have staff who speak your language, we use a phone interpretation service to make sure we can help you.