By: James Heider, Writer/Reporter

As tempers flare and tension escalates due to ICE’s expanding operation here in the Twin Cities,
it’s important to know your rights and have easy access to resources if you or someone you know
encounters ICE. I have compiled a list of three local organizations here in the twin cities that can
help you in these trying times.

● MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee) -From their website:

“MIRAC is an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti- immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life.” -Website is https://www.miracmn.com/

• They have resources available for immigrants in Minnesota that include food, housing,
  immigration cases, anti-deportation laws, and police misconduct

● COPAL (Comunidades Organizado El Poder Y La Accion Latina) -Mission statement from their website:

“COPAL, Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina, is a member-based organization established in 2018 to improve the quality of life of Latine families. Over the past seven years, COPAL has evolved to become a well-known, grassroots power-building, and visionary transnational organization.”
-Website is copalmn.org
-Navigator number is 612-255-3112. You can call this number and talk to a
representative for legal assistance, policy and rights, support, training, and awareness

-You can also call that number with any photos or videos you have taken of any ICE
interaction, and they will help you out

● MONARCA
-Local immigrant rights organization with a rapid response line operating in the twin
cities, they have different phone numbers you can call for different services

-612-441-2881 is a 24/7 hotline, By calling this number, Monarca will send out legal
observers or community patrol members to your location and help document interactions
with ICE or law enforcement

-651-372-8642 is Monarca’s number for legal support.