Listed below are a few opportunities to support individuals with immigration-related claims. There is a big need for pro bono assistance in areas like family and housing law for immigrant communities. Please consider contributing to those efforts as well. Your support makes a difference!
 

Pro Bono Opportunities

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Pro Bono Opportunities for Litigators Licensed in Federal Court

• Minnesota Habeas Project - Attorney Sign-up

The Minnesota Habeas Project is a collective of nonprofit legal service providers, law school clinics, and pro bono law firms that seeks to assist unlawfully detained immigrants by connecting them to pro bono lawyers who can file habeas petitions for them in federal court seeking their release from immigration detention. 

Volunteer Request: Attorneys interested in being involved with the project should fill out this form to be added to:
(1) a list of volunteer attorneys who have either (a) federal court experience or (b) substantive immigration law experience and want to be take on individual immigration habeas cases with training/support; and/or
(2) a list of experienced immigration attorneys currently taking referrals for immigration habeas cases.
Email questions to the James H. Binger Center for New Americans at cnalaw@umn.edu

 

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Pro Bono Opportunities in Immigration

• Advocates for Human Rights

Volunteers who are interested in taking on a pro bono immigration case on behalf of refugees and asylees can get both the training and support they need from the Advocates for Human Rights. A list of cases that are available for placement are listed directly on their website along with the volunteer enrollment form.

• Volunteer Lawyers Network

VLN hosts a wide variety of opportunities to support the needs of our immigrant neighbors. Review their direct client and administrative support opportunities on their volunteer page which also contains a helpful Opportunities Chart that details the types of service available and approximate time commitment.

 

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Pro Bono Opportunities for Attorneys with No Immigration Experience

• LegalCORPS 

LegalCORPS is receiving an influx of calls from minority owned businesses who are being subjected to audit and enforcement letters.  They would appreciate support from attorneys willing to host webinars on preparing responses and drafting document retention policies.  

• ProJusticeMN

Create an account with ProJusticeMN to browse opportunities that are available through members of the Legal Services Immigration HUB and other civil legal aid partners.

 

 

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Educational Opportunities Related to Immigration

Free On Demand CLEs

• Urgent Legal Needs Forum: Supporting Minnesota's Immigrant Communities During a Time of Heightened Need | 2/13/2026

• Ask a Mentor: Filing Procedures in Habeas Corpus Cases: Strategies and Best Practices

• How Lawyers Can Prepare Their Corporate Clients for Immigration Site Visits

• Advocacy in Action: Preparing and Presenting Immigration Bond Cases

• Power of Attorney and Parental Delegation for Immigrants in Our Communities

Live CLEs and Programs

• June 8 : Inside Minnesota Housing Court: Trends, Tools, and Pro Bono Opportunities

 

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Legal Clinics Available to the Public

• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Detention Line

If you know someone who is detained by ICE, the detainee or their family member can contact the detention line for resources and information. Scroll down to see phone number and current hours: www.ilcm.org/immigration-help

• Immigration Legal Services Hub

Five Minnesota legal services partners (The Advocates for Human Rights, VLN, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services) coordinated to develop Minnesota's Immigration Legal Services Hub at LawHelp MN.

• Factsheets, forms, and other resources available in the Deportation Issues folder. Make sure to click on [SHOW ALL] to see the entire list of resources within a folder: www.lawhelpmn.org/self-help-library/immigration

• Legal clinic information: www.lawhelpmn.org/minnesotas-immigration-legal-services-hub-initiative

 

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Helpful Tools and Public Resources

• Request Assistance from a Pro Bono Attorney to Take a Habeas Case

• ICE Detainee Locator

• How to Find a Loved One After a U.S. Immigration Arrest - National Immigrant Law Center

• Report Gender-Based Violence by Federal Immigration Agents - Gender Justice

• Rights Violated by ICE or Federal Forces? Let us know! - ACLU of Minnesota

• Federal Action Reporting Form - MN Attorney General

• Resources for People Detained or Worried About Being Detained - LawHelp MN

• Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan - Immigrant Legal Resource Center

• Self-Help Materials – Executive Office for Immigration Review

 

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Stay Connected

Sign up for email communications and follow on LinkedIn:

• Volunteer Lawyers Network     

• Mid-Minneapolis Legal Aid     

• The Advocates for Human Rights     

• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services     

• Immigrant Law Center Minnesota     

• International Institute of Minnesota     

 

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Thank you to the following members from our partner Civil Legal Aid organizations who helped put together this list of resources: Jenny Stohl Powell (Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota), Anna Beadle (Minnesota Justice Foundation), Muria Krueger (Volunteer Lawyer Network), Teresa Dykoschak (The Advocates for Human Rights), and J. Singleton (Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.)