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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid spoke to The Minnesota Daily outlining rights of our clients and others who may get unannounced visits in place of their naturalization interviews.
Legal Aid Attorney Alison Griffith says clients who lawfully do everything right are still facing devastating consequences. “They’ve gotten in every line. They’ve filled out every piece of paper—and the result is that they get arrested, detained, and in many cases deported.”
Legal Aid Deputy Director Yasin Alsaidi spoke about the impact of shifting immigration policies on local communities and posed this critical question: “Are we against illegal immigration or are we against immigration?”
Jose Andres Robles was denied a bond hearing and held for more than a month before a Minneapolis judge intervened.
Legal Aid client Stephanie Stuart shared her story with KARE 11. Her experience as a single mother raising three school-age children is part of class action litigation to keep SNAP benefits coming to families like hers, struggling to make ends meet.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorneys Michelle Gonzalez, Allison Griffith and Danielle Hendrickson spoke to the Star Tribune about the unprecedented caseloads they face amid a surge in immigration arrests — leaving many immigrants without legal representation, accelerating deportations and deepening confusion in an already complex system.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Gary Van Winkle took the lead in successfully challenging a 1995 precedent at the Minnesota Supreme Court. Van Winkle and Managing Housing Attorney Julia Zwak explain how this secures eviction protections for renters with housing subsidies.
Legal Aid Litigation Director Luke Grundman joined fellow legal experts in sounding the alarm about the high court’s recent decision. “This is something that every one of us should care about. It is not just about immigration enforcement. It is about basic freedoms being eroded.”
Minnesota Lawyer spoke with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Sumbal Mahmud, recipient of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s 2025 President’s Award. Cited for her “unwavering presence” in service to the profession, Mahmud has spent more than two decades advancing human rights and equity through pro bono and volunteer work.
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