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Civil rights complaints against Minnesota schools in limbo – KSTP

Legal Aid client Judah and his mother Terress, along with Attorney Jessica Heiser of Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center, talked to KSTP. They filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights but have yet to get a response.

Advocates call out seclusion as human rights violation; witnesses and clients to speak

Media Advisory: (St. Paul, Minn) – Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Legal Services Advocacy Project, The Arc Minnesota and the Multicultural Autism Action Network invite media to meet with families affected by seclusion practices in Minnesota schools, Monday, May 1.

How Stearns County addresses domestic violence – Project Optimist

Legal Director, Sarah McGuire, of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid in St. Cloud and Wilmar, tells Project Optimist about the Stearns County Domestic Violence Partnership. Read how the program has successfully reduced homicides and provided crucial support to victims and offenders.

At client’s bedside, Legal Aid delivers housing justice

Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and bedridden, our client received an eviction notice listing a litany of unsubstantiated lease violations.

St. Cloud State student visa records terminated in recent incidents – Fox9

Legal Aid Deputy Director Yasin Alsaidi talks to Fox 9, shedding light on how recent terminations are a departure from usual policies and practices.

Attorneys navigating ‘unprecedented’ SCSU student visa terminations – St. Cloud Live

Legal Aid Lawyers Hannah Straka and Deputy Director Yasin Alsaidi of our St. Cloud office tell St. Cloud Live there is, yet, no clear recourse for these terminations.

How to find housing when sticking to a budget – Star Tribune

Looking for an affordable place to call home? Know that even in a tight housing market, you have rights. Legal Aid Housing Attorney Julia Zwak weighs in on what to look for before you sign that lease.

Q&A: Legal Aid Attorney Luke Grundman on fair housing challenges – Finance & Commerce

Litigation Director Luke Grundman sat down with Finance & Commerce on to talk about status of the long-standing grant that powered Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s fair housing work, as well as his career at Legal Aid.

Homeland Security cuts grants to help people become citizens – Washington Post

In this story, Litigation Director Luke Grundman tells the Post, “We’re not going to stop the work or pause it or do something different. We’ve had clients who’ve been waiting decades to do this.”

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