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Federal housing agency cancels $425k grant to Minnesota group – MN Reformer

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, which provides legal services to low-income Minnesotans, announced Wednesday that the federal government canceled a $425,000 grant that funds legal help for people facing housing discrimination or sexual harassment from landlords.

Minnesota DFL lawmakers introduce new medical debt legislation – WCCO

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Andrew Knox stands directly behind Attorney General Keith Ellison at a news conference and alongside supporters of new legislative push for medical debt relief.

Minnesota Lanza la Red de Defensa del Inmigrante para Proteger a las Familias Inmigrantes – Telemundo

Minnesota marcó un hito en la defensa de los derechos de los inmigrantes con el lanzamiento de la Red de Defensa del Inmigrante (IDN, por sus siglas en inglés), una coalición estatal que une a organizaciones de trabajadores, comunidades de fe, grupos comunitarios y servicios legales. La red se presentó en una conferencia de prensa en el Capitolio, donde sus líderes destacaron la importancia de su labor para proteger y fortalecer a las comunidades inmigrantes en todo el estado. 

Senior Law Project featured on Hello Alzheimer’s podcast

Hello Alzheimer’s host Karla Hult talks with Gordon Solo, the Supervising Attorney of the Senior Law Project at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

Know your rights: What to do if ICE approaches you, according to Minnesota immigration experts – Sahan Journal

Key tips and “know your rights” are outlined in this article for anyone confronted by ICE. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is

Rumors of ICE activity increase fear – Star Tribune

As Star Tribune reporter Tim Harlow tracks word of immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, he caught up with Mid-Minnesota

WCCO talks to Immigration Law Project about deportation fears

Managing Attorney Danielle Hendrickson of our Immigration Law Project talks to WCCO. She reminds members of immigrant communities they have

Fox 9 talks to Legal Aid about alleged landlord price scheming

Managing Housing Attorney Julia Zwak weighs in as Fox 9 covers this Department of Justice lawsuit. The suit was spurred

Anxiety ahead of 2024 election – Sahan Journal

For this story, Sahan Journal reporter Alfonzo Galvan interviews Attorney Danielle Hendrickson of Legal Aid’s Immigration Law Project. The piece puts an immigrant lens on the election and “How Minnesota mutual aid groups are preparing to respond, whatever the outcome.”

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