We provide free legal help to people seeking asylum, unaccompanied children, people in immigration detention, and people who have been victims of human trafficking.
Our free legal help is available to people whose household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines and live or are detained in Minnesota, North Dakota, or South Dakota. We do not charge any legal fees.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services updates the federal poverty guidelines each year. The amount varies based on household size.
This list includes private immigration attorneys and non-profit organizations that offer legal services in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Some may charge fees, while others provide free or low-cost assistance. Please note that this list may not include all attorneys who practice immigration law in Minnesota. If you’d like to confirm whether an attorney is licensed to practice law in Minnesota, you can search their credentials using the Minnesota Attorney Registration System at https://mars.courts.state.mn.us/. Keep in mind that not all immigration attorneys are licensed in Minnesota, so verifying their status is an important step.
If you believe you have been the victim of notario fraud, you can submit a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other state agencies. For more information visit https://stopnotariofraud.org/.
ImmigrationLawHelp.org is a searchable online directory of over 1,000 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states.
The UN Refugee Agency provides information and legal advice to stateless people through its partners in many countries around the world.
