by Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio
July 6, 2010

St. Paul, Minn. — In the first four months of 2010, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency deported 3,127 people from the five-state region that includes Minnesota -- on pace to be one-third higher than last year.

The federal agency routinely visits county jails to determine which inmates are in the United States illegally.

Minnesota and the U.S. needs Fair Federal Comprehensive Immigration Reform
 
St. Paul, MN (5/7/2010)

The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota is a unique non-profit law firm that started out as a legal aid program of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services in the late 1970s. Established as an independent non-profit organization in 1996, the ILCM continues to provide help in immigration matters to low-income immigrant and refugee families and individuals in Minnesota.