Make your voice heard! Join Legal Aid and the Minnesota Disability Law Center at the State Capitol, TUESDAY, March 24. We’re rallying for the independence and support of all Minnesotans with disabilities. #DisabilityServicesDay https://www.arrm.org/events2/day-at-capitol

The Law Day Dinner is right around the corner! Lori Sommerfield, partner at Troutman Pepper Locke and member of The Fund for Legal Aid Board, invites you to join us, April 23. Reserve your seat! https://tinyurl.com/LAWDAY26

Cheers to Housing Attorney Max Tsai who expertly guided a complex and contentious breach-of-lease case to a remarkable settlement. In the end, our client, a senior and a veteran, fended off eviction and was offered a new lease. Thanks Wells Fargo for supporting housing rights cases at Legal Aid.

Thank you, Access Press for highlighting the legislative agenda that could roll back current protections against seclusion for children, birth to 3rd grade. And contrasting that with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid's Disability Law Center report, investigating confinement in schools. https://bit.ly/3PsXRiG

The federal surge in Minnesota has triggered a housing crisis. Targeted families losing breadwinners or jobs face displacement, leaving thousands of low-income renters at risk. Legal Aid continues to represent those facing this instability. https://bloom.bg/4rCipCV 📷 Tim Evans/Bloomberg

Thank you to Gustafson Gluek PLLC, our Platinum underwriter for the 2026 Law Day Dinner! Your generous support helps ensure that people with the fewest resources have access to justice. You can make a difference too! Reserve your seat or simply click to give! https://tinyurl.com/LAWDAY26

Alison Griffith, a supervising attorney with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, shares a message in Spanish about legal help available to people in need. #LegalAid https://cbsn.ws/4cDUgrM

Thank you, WCCO Radio for inviting Attorney Jessica Heiser to talk about seclusion in schools. If isolating kids with disabilities in rooms all alone (no staff) is news to you, you'll want to listen to this! And you may want to contact #MNLeg representative once you do. https://bit.ly/3NAFV58

Bravo to our client Tori Andres! Represented by our MN Disability Law Center, she challenged Lyft on grounds of discrimination. Her courage means Lyft and other rideshare companies are on notice, backed by MDHR, to ensure those with service animals won't be denied access. https://bit.ly/3P2qOly

LIVE on WCCO radio, today! Catch Attorney Jessica Heiser of our MN Disability Law Center at 12:35 p.m. She'll be talking about seclusion in schools and our report "Children in Confinement." https://www.radio.net/s/wcco

Neal Katyal, one of the nation’s foremost attorneys and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, will take the stage as the keynote speaker of The Fund for Legal Aid’s 2026 Law Day Dinner.

In D.C. for "Days on the Hill," MN Disability Law Center’s Eren Sutherland and NDRN Policy Analyst Stephanie McEben met Senator Klobuchar to share DLC’s report on seclusion. Next: Disability Services Day at the MN Capitol, March 24! Join us! #LegalAid #MNDisabilityLaw https://bit.ly/3FimCcd

State efforts to fight Medicaid fraud have frozen provider payments, causing service pauses that leave disabled Minnesotans displaced or facing eviction. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is fighting to protect our neighbors' housing and civil rights during this crisis. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3N434wJ

Huge thanks to Tare Market! Every Tuesday in March, all profits from their Nokomis, Northeast Minneapolis, and online shops are donated to Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. Swing by or shop online to help protect people's rights right here at home. #LegalAid #TareMarket https://bit.ly/4swnkpO

Know your rights! If you are a refugee and you receive a notice to appear for an interview, please talk to a lawyer right away and do not miss the appointment. There are free and low-cost legal help options available, start researching now so you’re prepared. https://bit.ly/4aA5RXs

Know your rights! If you are a refugee and you receive a notice to appear for an interview, please talk to a lawyer right away and do not miss the appointment. There are free and low-cost legal help options available, start researching now so you’re prepared. https://bit.ly/4r9Olhw

Know your rights! If you are a refugee and you receive a notice to appear for an interview, please talk to a lawyer right away and do not miss the appointment. There are free and low-cost legal help options available, start researching now so you’re prepared. https://bit.ly/4rTajqq

It’s happening! Join us 45th Annual Law Day Dinner at the Minneapolis Hilton on Thursday, April 23. Brought to you by The Fund for Legal Aid and the Hennepin County Bar Association, it’s the largest gathering of the legal community every year.

Legal Aid extends warm wishes to all observing Ramadan. Our intern Luqman reminds this time of fasting and prayer calls all to uphold justice and serve those in need. We remain committed to these values as we support our community now and throughout the year. #LegalAid

Know your rights! If you are a refugee and you receive a notice to appear for an interview, please talk to a lawyer right away and do not miss the appointment. There are free and low-cost legal help options available, start researching now so you’re prepared. https://bit.ly/4aA5RXs

Seclusion rooms are "children in confinement." Banned for young learners, the 2026 Legislature may reconsider this. They remain an option for grades 4-12. Every student deserves safety. Our report shares MN Disability Law Center findings on how schools can improve. #DisabilityLaw #LegAid #Seclusion

Staying warm is your legal right. State law requires landlords to provide heat during winter months and a direct way to reach them for emergency repairs. If you have low or no heat, contact your landlord. If that doesn't work, contact Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid! 1-877-696-6529 https://bit.ly/4cJoERq

Victory! In a direct challenge to President Trump, veteran litigator Neal Katyal convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that the President’s sweeping use of tariffs is illegal! This is a win for both, proprietors of small businesses who brought the case and the rule of law. https://tinyurl.com/LAWDAY26

We are Black history. Legal advocates, attorneys, intake specialists, proudly working to advance justice. This month, and every month, we celebrate the Black voices in our partner, work and client communities who lead with purpose and transform lives. #BlackHistoryMonth #LegalAid

Legal Aid recommends these programs for families in economic distress: •Provide relief for debt payments. •Pause credit reporting. •Set up one contact for creditors. “This will cost very little, but help impacted Minnesotans tremendously.” - Supervising Attorney Beth Goodell https://bit.ly/40iP7he

Melissa Hortman was a model Legal Aider, advocating for families, children and police accountability. Her heroic lifetime efforts were honored with the NLADA's 2025 Courageous Leader Award and presented to children, Colin and Sophie. The Hortman family is forever embraced in our hearts. #LegalAid

We join Minnesotans today in honoring Melissa Hortman. The career of the House Speaker Emerita began at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Central Minnesota Legal Services where she won Minnesota's largest jury verdict for housing discrimination. We aspire every day to carry on her legacy. #MNLeg #LegalAid

In light of DHS announcing an end to the government occupation in Minneapolis, Mid-Minnesota legal aid says the surge is over when clients say it is. Read our statement: https://mylegalaid.org/news-stories/statement-surge-over-when-clients-say-its-over/

Care providers, clients and staff of our MN Disability Law Center make impassioned pleas to state lawmakers about impacts of ending DHS services. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/mns-fraud-crackdown-puts-care-providers-risk/89-30e5cced-e684-40b1-9b81-676b0cec3f35 #LegalAid #DisabilityLaw

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

STATEMENT: As the end to this devastating week nears, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid remains in a place, unimagined — helping victims on the frontlines of a federal siege. Read more. mylegalaid.org/news-stories...

Our MN Disability Law Center encourages folks who use wheelchairs to have a say in how your transportation experiences can be improved. Complete this survey from MN Department of Transportation. https://bit.ly/3M9c8Qp

Congratulations to The Advocates for Human Rights and Berger Montague for pursuing just relief for our clients! mylegalaid.org/news-stories...

Thanks to Susan Du for including Mid-MN Legal Aid Attorney Pheng Thao’s perspective. To get the DOPA form, visit: www.lawhelpmn.org/self-help-li... And see our Related resources: mylegalaid.org/news-stories...

Thank you to all friends, neighbors, fellow humans who seek peace and safety for us — asking, “What can I do to help?”Wherever you are in the world, here’s the answer. 🙏 (Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is listed under legal support organizations.) www.standwithminnesota.com

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid stands in solidarity with the Jan. 23, “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom,” community-wide day of action. To ensure the most vulnerable people in our community have critical access to our legal services, we will remain open this Friday. #ICEOUT

Despite having legal immigration status, our refugee clients have been moved around the country beyond their support system. This has created an atmosphere of fear in our communities. https://mylegalaid.org/news-stories/statement-federal-response-to-fraud-allegations-further-victimizes-refugees/

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Thank you for protecting the rights of our vulnerable neighbors, when you support Legal Aid. https://igfn.us/form/-taJjA

ICE is expected to give detained parents time to arrange child care alternatives. See link to this directive + resources for those at risk for deportation in our statement. https://mylegalaid.org/news-stories/statement-suddenly-parentless-what-happens-to-children-of-ice-detainees/

Lawyers and justice seekers! Get the hottest ticket in town. Don't miss the esteemed Neal Katyal of Milbank LLP, keynote speaker at our annual Law Day Dinner, Thursday, April 23. https://tinyurl.com/LAWDAY26

Volunteers needed! Support Legal Aid and our Immigration Law Project. Seeking Spanish-speaking legal professionals to protect the rights of neighbors in detention. The work can be difficult but the company you’ll keep is stellar! mylegalaid.org/take-action/...

Complaint: mylegalaid.org/wp-content/u... NYT article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

We are intensely proud Minnesota is a plaintiff in this action supporting our clients. “Plaintiffs seek relief from Defendants’ extraordinary and cruel action to immediately freeze $10 billion in federal funds that Plaintiff States use to help...families to access food, safe housing, & child care.”

With increased ICE presence in Minnesota, remember: • You have the right to speak to an attorney. • You have the right to remain silent. • You do not have to sign anything without consulting a lawyer. mylegalaid.org/how-we-help/...

Be a volunteer in the fight for justice! If you're bilingually proficient in English and — Haitian, Creole, Karen, Russian OR Somali, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid would like to hear from you. Our Immigration Law Project needs help transcribing informational documents. Email [email protected]. 🙏

During this giving season, we appreciate you considering a gift to Legal Aid https://igfn.us/form/-taJjA. To ensure your gift counts toward your 2025 tax returns, please know you may request a manual postage validation imprint at your post office by Dec. 31.

As we close out December and prepare for a new year, we extend gratitude to all in our sphere fighting for justice. We will be closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. Our phone lines will be open both Fridays.

If ICE comes to your home or confronts you on the street, what should you do? Watch "Encounters with ICE," our latest webinar presented in Somali, English and Spanish by Legal Aid Attorneys Ahmed Madey and Michelle Gonzalez. #KnowYourRights mylegalaid.org/how-we.../kn...