Volunteer Guide

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (Worthington Office)

  • Location:
    PO Box 993
    Worthington, MN 56187
  • Phone:
    (651) 641-1011
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-223-1368
  • Fax:
    (651) 641-1131
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) provides a wide range of immigration legal services and resources to the immigrant community.

State served: Minnesota
Detention Facilities Served: Carver County Jail (MN), Freeborn County Adult Detention Center (MN), Ramsey County Adult Detention Center (MN), Sherburne County Facility (MN)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Burmese, English, Hmong, Somali, Spanish, Karen
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project