T-VISAs & U VISA’s

U visas and T visas are issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and are designed to increase crime reporting among immigrant communities. They provide immigration benefits to victims who have been helpful, are helpful, or will be helpful in the detection, investigation, prosecution, conviction, or sentencing of certain qualifying crimes and certain noncitizen members of their family.

• U Visa: provides immigration relief for victims of 28 different crimes that fall into three categories: violent crimes, trafficking crimes, and crimes that obstruct our law enforcement officers.

• T Visa: provides immigration relief for victims of sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and forced labor.

Learn more here.

Know Your Rights

ACLU has put together a great resource hub of Know Your Rights information along with including various scenarios to consider. Take a look here.

Legal Support:

Immigrant Law Center

Volunteer Lawyer’s Network

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Other community support:

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

AAPI Organizations - coming soon!