About Us
About Us
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a nonprofit organization that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. ILCM also works to educate the community about immigration matters and advocates for public policies which respect the universal human rights of immigrants.
Mission
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota enhances opportunities for immigrants and refugees through free immigration legal representation for low-income individuals, and through education and advocacy with diverse communities.
Values
ILCM’s values are grounded in respect for and partnership with our immigrant and refugee clients.
- We bring our full legal passion, dedicated attention and highest quality service to our low-income immigrant and refugee clients and their families;
- We value relationships with the communities we serve and seek to express their full potential and contributions through our work together;
- We work with excellence and integrity;
- We believe in taking action to make immigration systems work for all.
Goals
- Remedy legal problems by providing quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees of all nationalities;
- Prevent legal problems by providing law-related education to immigrants and refugees of all nationalities; and
- Raise public awareness of immigration issues to encourage sound public policy that protects the universal human rights of immigrants and is both compassionate and practical.
Recognition in the Community
ILCM is a respected and trusted organization in its community. In the past few years our staff has been commended for their work by the Hennepin County Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, Minnesota Alliance on Crime, Finance & Commerce, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, Minnesota Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, Southwest Crisis Center, Former Governor Mark Dayton, and William Mitchell College of Law.
