Supporting Immigrant Families in Our Community

SECO - District 1 is committed to ensuring that immigrant communities have access to trusted, accurate, and culturally responsive resources. This page brings together local and statewide organizations that provide legal assistance, advocacy, education, and community support related to immigration.
These organizations offer services such as:

• Know Your Rights education
• Immigration legal services and referrals
• Support for refugees and asylum seekers
• Language-accessible and culturally specific assistance
• Advocacy for immigrant and human rights

Whether you are seeking legal help, community support, or reliable information, the organizations listed below are here to help.

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Note: SECO / District 1 does not provide legal advice directly. We encourage community members to contact these organizations to learn more about available services.

Community-Based & Culturally Specific Organizations:
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• MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee)

        Website: www.miracmn.com/

• COPAL (Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina)

        Website: copalmn.org

• Unidos MN

        Website: unidos-mn.org/

• ACER (African Career, Education & Resource Inc.)

        Website: www.acerinc.org/

• CAPI USA (Center for Asians and Pacific Islanders)

        Website: www.capiusa.org/

• Monarca

        Website: monarcamn.org/

• Minnesota 8

        Website: minnesota8.org/

• Council on American-Islamic Relations – Minnesota (CAIR-MN)

        Website: cairmn.org/


Legal Aid & Human Rights Organizations:

• ACLU of Minnesota: www.aclu-mn.org/
• Volunteer Lawyers Network: www.vlnmn.org/
• Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid: mylegalaid.org/
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/
• The Advocates for Human Rights: www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/
• Immigrant Defense Network: immigrantdefensenetwork.org/
  
  
  
  

Refugee & New American Support:

• International Institute of Minnesota 
  Website: iimn.org/