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If you’d like to meet with a social worker to talk about resources and services, click here for details.
looking for accurate information about your legal rights as an immigrant in the United States?
CVT is here for you. We want you to understand your legal rights. We will be hosting Know Your Rights workshops. Information about those workshops will be on this page, and in our Calendar of Events. In the meantime, here are reputable organizations that have information on their websites. Some of them may also be hosting Know Your Rights workshops in person or online.
- National Immigration Law Center: https://www.nilc.org/resources/
- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/
- The Advocates for Human Rights https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/Self-Help
- Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Tips for Asylum Seekers: https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/safety-measures/
- Know Your Rights App (information in English and other languages including Spanish, Farsi, and Burmese) (Apple only): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/know-your-rights-4-immigrants/id6740367633
- – This app has information about your legal rights and tools to help you interact with ICE.
- – You can push a button and the app will say your legal rights out loud in English to an officer.
- Law Help Minnesota: https://www.lawhelpmn.org/self-help-library/immigration
- 2025 Immigration Policies: https://usahello.org/2025-immigration-policies/ Available in in multiple languages including French, Spanish, Dari, and Pashto
- Know Your Rights: An explainer of the rights you have in the United States regardless of your immigation status:
- RED CARDs are available here: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas or at our St. Paul Healing Center location.
- How To Find a Loved One After a U.S. Immigration Arrest: This document is intended for community members who believe a loved one has been arrested or disappeared by immigration enforcement. It provides a step-by-step guide for how to identify where your loved one might be held. (Available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
- What to Do if Arrested or Detained by Immigration: This document provides community members with information about key rights and protections when stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration officers. It specifies which documents people are required to carry and which to provide, and also addresses the distinction between being held in criminal versus civil immigration custody.(Available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
If you notice that you are having difficulty coping with stress during this time, try these tips from our staff: download Now.
Please come to our walk-in hours on Wednesdays 9:00 – 4:00 if you need more support.
St. Paul Healing Center
Many of our activities are held at the St. Paul Healing Center. Minnesota is the home of CVT’s founding, and much of our work continues from this state. The team at the St. Paul Healing Center is a group of caring professionals dedicated to supporting you.
If you are interested in services, the first step is to come to our walk-in social work clinic. You will meet with a social worker or a social work student to talk about your needs and learn about community resources and our services. We are closed on U.S. federal holidays. If you speak a language not listed here, we will obtain an interpreter for you. Call 612-436-4840 to confirm hours or language availability.
Hours Update: Starting in January of 2025. We will only accept walk-ins Wednesdays from 9am – 4pm CST.
Wednesday 9am-4pm CST – Languages available: French, Spanish, Amharic, Oromo, and Somali. Other languages via telephonic interpretation as needed.
If you are in need of holistic healing services, please call or email us:
Contact info
Phone: 612-436-4855
Email: [email protected]
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