Media ContactLisa Ramirez, Communications Director, lramirez@mylegalaid.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Minneapolis, Minn.): After rideshare company Lyft repeatedly denied transportation to a Minnesota college student who is blind, the company must now meet new standards for customer service. Going forward Lyft’s performance and practices will be closely monitored by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, following a case pursued by the Minnesota Disability Law Center of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
As a result of Operation Metro Surge, families of detainees have been left struggling to recover. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Camila Pacheco-Fores emphasizes how catastrophic even a short detention can be.
People facing deportation are offered little hope for legal help in immigration court. This is the observation of WCCO reporter Jennifer Mayerle. She asks Alison Griffith of Legal Aid’s Immigration Law Project if it’s true that immigration lawyers aren’t taking new clients. Griffith says people shouldn’t give up.
We at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid support the call for transparency and safety in our judicial system. Ensuring law enforcement officers are identifying themselves in courthouses protects the rights of all Minnesotans and fosters trust in the rule of law.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Jessica Webster says that the state is at a crossroads as lawmakers consider rolling back Minnesota’s K–3 seclusion ban, a move she says is being driven largely by one senator. Despite this push, she notes that school administrators privately acknowledge they want to end seclusion altogether, they just need the tools and training to do it.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Housing Attorney Julia Zwak tells Bloomberg a surge in evictions is expected to surpass current filing numbers
Jonah Giese, a legal advocate for the Minnesota Disability Law Center of Mid-Minnesota Legal aid, testified on behalf of clients
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Jessica Heiser describes the harsh reality of school seclusion rooms as “traumatizing spaces tucked away where parents won’t see them.” Attorney Jessica Webster emphasized that children deserve calming and sensory supports instead.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Deputy Director Abigail Cerra spoke with WCCO Radio about the push to retain surveillance footage beyond the 7-14 days it’s currently available in Minneapolis.
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