Facing ICE Detention?
We may be able to help.
If you are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or calling on behalf of someone in the custody of ICE, please call us.
The detention line may provide general information about court proceedings, the Minnesota Detention Project, and the services the Project provides at a first court hearing.
Volunteers operating the phone line are not attorneys and will not be able to provide any legal advice.
Monday: 1pm-3pm
Tuesday: 1pm-3pm
Wednesday: 1pm-3pm
Thursday: 1pm-3pm
Community Defense Project
- The Community Defense Project provides advice and brief service to clients who are detained in custody, represents clients who qualify for asylum or other protections against deportation, and presents appeals to defend the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental liberties of immigrants.
- This project accepts calls from immigrants detained in custody, providing advice and brief service to every individual that reaches us. Individuals who qualify for protection and relief may be eligible to receive full representation, where ILCM represents the individual in court and, if necessary, through the appeals process. Oftentimes, people in immigration detention are longtime Minnesota residents, productive employees, and parents of U.S. citizen children, who are detained for a civil crime such as driving without a license and then face deportation proceedings.
ICE Activity and Raids Response
If you personally witness ICE activity, report to any of these three rapid response lines:
- Immigrant Defense Network: 612-255-3112
- Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: miracmn@gmail.com
- Monarca Rapid Response Line: 612-441-2881 (not for live response, only call with identifying information about an immigrant abductee)
Note: Consider joining neighborhood/community-level networks for faster local response.
When documenting, practice providing information using SALUTE format:
Size: How many people and/or vehicles are present?
Activity: What specifically are they doing?
Location: Address, nearby cross streets, or landmarks
Uniform: What are they wearing or what identification do they have?
Time: Date and time observed
Equipment: What weapons or devices are they carrying?
If an immigrant is detained by ICE, call the ILCM Detention Line (651) 641-1011 Monday-Thursday 1-3pm.
For immigrants detained by ICE or immigrants preparing for possible detention, please use these additional resources: http://bit.ly/ProtectingMinnesotans
For general immigration legal services and referrals, call or text CAIR-MN at (612) 206-3360.
For protest arrestee legal support, contact National Lawyers Guild Minnesota: (612) 444-2654. To locate a citizen who was arrested, check Hennepin and Ramsey County jail rosters on county websites. Have a safety plan for if you are detained. It is also critical that you receive sound criminal and/or immigration legal advice. Do not speak to ICE or law enforcement without a lawyer. Do not sign anything without a lawyer.
For evidence of abuses or excessive use of force against immigrants, please email information to info@monarcamn.org
For evidence of abuses or excessive use of force against citizens, use the ACLU form or the MN Attorney General’s Federal Action Reporting Form.