IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA INC

Programs

1. New americans immigration hub project: new in 2024, this project is a collaboration of efforts, time, skills, expertise, and resources by similar immigration-legal organizations in the state of minnesota. The hub makes it easier for new minnesotans to access legal services by creating coordinated intake systems, new clinic locations, specialized educational materials, collaborative outreach efforts, and a more thoughtful referral network. In 2025, ilcm participated in 23 clinics through the hub project.

   $1,674,672 spentof which $1,535,399 as grants$110 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

2. General legal services: the immigrant law center of minnesota (ilcm) provides brief legal advice, referrals, and representation in a variety of immigration matters to support immigrants and refugees in achieving security, opportunity and prosperity. Immigration matters handled include applications for temporary protected status (tps); deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) renewals; special immigrant juvenile status (sijs) for abused and neglected children; u and t visas and violence against women act (vawa) protection for survivors of domestic violence and other serious crimes; green cards; citizenship, and defenses against deportation. In 2025, ilcm worked on 3,533 cases.

   $717,076 spent
   15% of program spending

3. Rural immigration project: this project provides legal representation and education to immigrants and their families living in greater minnesota. This project focuses on providing services in the areas of minnesota where the highest immigrant and refugee populations reside and immigration legal services are least available. Services are based out of satellite offices in austin, moorhead, and worthington. 16% of ilcm's 2025 cases (or 552) were in greater minnesota.

   $487,383 spent
   10% of program spending

4. New beginnings project: this project supports immigrant survivors of domestic violence or other serious crimes and unaccompanied children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected to obtain lawful status, thereby gaining the personal and economic self-sufficiency needed to escape the cycle of violence. The project works closely with social service organizations and law enforcement to provide comprehensive support to these clients.

   $468,592 spentof which $7,233 as grants
   10% of program spending

5. Temporary protected status project: this project provides representation for individuals from countries granted tps from the secretary of the department of homeland security (dhs). Tps is a temporary immigration status for individuals who are unable to return home safely due to civil war, natural disaster, or other conditions or circumstances preventing their return to their home country. During the designated tps period, tps holders cannot be deported from the united states and cannot be detained by dhs on the basis of their immigration status. Tps holders are eligible for an employment authorization document (ead) and for travel authorization.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

6. Citizenship project: this project focuses on increasing the number of lawful permanent residents in minnesota who apply for and obtain united states citizenship. The project also builds collaborations across sectors to promote the importance of citizenship in increasing civic engagement and strengthening communities.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

7. Community defense project: this project responds to the evolving need for deportation defense to keep families together. The project provides advice and brief service to detainees in custody, represents detained and non-detained clients who qualify for asylum or other protections against deportation, and presents appeals to defend the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental liberties of immigrants. The project also supports impact litigation that protects and advances the civil rights of immigrants through a partnership with the university of minnesota, nonprofits, and private law firms.

   $463,022 spentof which $50,995 as grants
   10% of program spending

8. Pro bono project:this project increases ilcm's capacity to serve immigrant and refugee communities by recruiting, training, and supervising private attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants to assist clients in becoming naturalized u.s. Citizens and renewing their daca status. Pro bono attorneys have also assisted in family reunification cases, deportation defense, impact litigation and appeals, and commenting on proposed regulations. In 2025, 167 pro bono attorneys reported a total of 3,596 hours of legal services to ilcm clients.

   $176,959 spent
   4% of program spending

9. Refugee services project: this project supports refugees, asylees, ukrainian parolees, and afghan parolees and special immigrant visa holders in applying for employment authorization, lawful permanent resident status and replacement of green cards, and citizenship. In providing these services, the project collaborates with refugee resettlement and community organizations across minnesota.

   $210,044 spent
   5% of program spending

10. Dreamers project: this project provides legal representation and outreach for current recipients of the deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) program who are eligible to renew their daca status. Daca was established in august 2012, and there have been efforts to eliminate the program since 2017. Currently, initial applications cannot be filed. The project supports daca holders with renewing their status, which confers employment authorization and protection from deportation.

    $43,075 spent
    1% of program spending

11. Advocacy project: ilcm works at a systems-level to promote fair and just public policies that support immigrant and refugee communities. Ilcm works directly with the immigrant community, immigrant advocates, nonprofits, business and civic leaders, law enforcement, and policymakers to increase awareness of the contributions and needs of immigrants and refugees and to advocate for welcoming policies at the local, state, and federal levels. During the 2025 legislative session, ilcm built and co-led a coalition on affordable auto insurance that secured a hearing in the minnesota house. Lack of affordable auto insurance particularly affects the low-income immigrant and refugee communities that we serve, creating transportation and work barriers, along with higher likelihoods of interaction with the criminal legal system. We also sent a letter to the governor of minnesota and the minnesota legislature opposing the stripping of mncare state health insurance for undocumented minnesotans.as ice activity ramped up in minnesota throughout 2025, ilcm took a variety of approaches. We testified against two minnesota house bills that attempted to increase local cooperation with ice. We also…

    $138,267 spent
    3% of program spending

12. Education: ilcm complements its legal advice and representation services with quality education and training sessions, including continuing legal education (cle) sessions and community presentations on a variety of immigration-related subjects. Presentations are tailored to meet the needs of each individual group and provide accurate and up-to-date written materials where appropriate. In 2025, ilcm reached nearly 3,500 people through outreach activities. Participants in our education efforts included immigrants, judges, attorneys, advocates, and law enforcement. Much of ilcm's education efforts in 2025 centered around immigration legal developments and know your rights trainings.

    $89,822 spent
    2% of program spending

13. North dakota immigration project:ilcm also opened an office in fargo, north dakota in 2022 to provide services to refugees, asylees, and new arrivals from afghanistan and ukraine. This project focuses on applications for employment authorization, green cards, and citizenship. Since the fargo office opened in 2022, the project has worked on 934 cases.

    $178,282 spent
    4% of program spending

The 13 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,647,194.