Minnesota's Immigration Legal Services Hub Initiative
Minnesota's Immigration Legal Services Hub is a group of organizations working together to increase access to immigration legal services in Minnesota. The Hub puts on regular legal clinics in Minnesota. At the clinics, people can talk to immigration lawyers about their immigration cases for free.
This page has a list of clinics to help you find one in your area. Read the information below to learn about legal clinics.
Hub Legal Clinics
Metro Area
These clinics are in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington counties.
- Minneapolis VLN Park Avenue Legal Clinic: Thursdays, 2:30 - 5:00pm
- MMLA-Waite House Legal Clinic: Mondays, 10:00am - 2:00pm
- MMLA-Bryan Coyle Legal Clinic: Thursdays, 10:00am - 3:30pm
- Washington County Resource Fair: Monday, February 24, 4:00 - 7:30pm
Southeast Minnesota
- VLN-Rice County Community Action Center Legal Clinic, 4th Friday of every Month, March-October, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Minnesota
- MMLA-Marshall Campus Religious Center Clinic - Campus Religious Center, 2nd Mondays, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- MMLA-Milan Community Center Clinic - Milan Community Center, 2nd Wednesdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- MMLA-Montevideo St. Joseph Church Clinic - St. Joseph Church, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm
- Willmar Legal Clinic, May 16 and August 29 2025, 11:00am - 1:30pm.
Outreach Events
Immigration Basics: Community Advocates
This training is designed for individuals who are working alongside newly arrived non-citizen individuals and families. In this session, we will cover the basic immigration structures in the United States, immigration relief options, client autonomy, and how to connect individuals and families to immigration legal services.
This training will be conducted by a Hub partner organization. The Hub is supported by funding made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Registration: Immigration Basics: Community Advocates
Immigration Basics: Educators and Social Workers
This training is designed for individuals who are working with non-citizen children and young adults in educational or social services settings. In this session, we will cover the basic immigration structures in the United States, immigration relief options with a specific focus on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and how to connect students and young adults to immigration legal services.
This training will be conducted by a Hub partner organization. The Hub is supported by funding made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Future training dates will be posted here.
Immigration Basics: Healthcare Providers
This training is designed for individuals who are working with newly arrived non-citizen individuals and families in healthcare settings. In this session, we will cover the basic immigration structures in the United States, immigration relief options, immigration-related medical exams, and how to connect individuals and families to immigration legal services.
This training will be conducted by a Hub partner organization. The Hub is supported by funding made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Future training dates will be posted here.
About the Hub
Who is part of the Hub?
The Hub includes the following organizations
- Advocates for Human Rights
- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
- Southern Minnesota Regional Services
- Volunteer Lawyers Network
The listing below has both Hub-sponsored legal clinics and legal clinics or events sponsored by others.
What kind of help can I get at a legal clinic?
At a legal clinic, you meet with a lawyer for 20-30 minutes.
There are 3 main kinds of help you can get at a clinic:
- Advice about your legal problem
- Help doing things like filling out short forms or calling the immigration court
- Referral to organizations that can give you more help
Depending on your immigration case, you may need to set up an appointment for follow-up legal services.
Do I need an appointment?
No. Most clinics are walk-in clinics. The number of people the clinic can help depends on how many lawyers are there to help.
What can I do to get ready for a clinic?
Find all the paperwork and documents you have about your immigration case and bring those to the clinic. Documents include:
- Documents from the Immigration Court or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Identity Documents - Passport, Birth Certificate, Identity Card
- Marriage Certificate
Who can get help from the Hub?
- People who need help with immigration cases.
- People who have a low income. Check each clinic to find out what the income limit is.
- People who live in the area where the clinic is.
What if I don't speak English?
Some hub staff and volunteers speak languages other than English. If we don't have staff who speak your language, we use a phone interpretation service to make sure we can help you.