Know Your Rights (KYR)

Organized by information source.

In alphabetical order

ACLU

Know Your Rights

The ACLU has KRY resources specific to a large variety of real-life situations.

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Minnesota ICE Observer & Protestor Rights form

Rights Violated by ICE or Federal Forces? Let us know!

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Report racial profiling

& warrantless stops, detention by federal law enforcement

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Library of Know Your Rights Scenarios

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CLINIC

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

"CLINIC provides training and support to a dedicated network of more than 400 Catholic and community-based immigration law providers in 49 states."

KYR Flyers

COPAL

"COPAL, Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina, is a member-based organization established in 2018 to improve the quality of life of Latine families. Over the past seven years, COPAL has evolved to become a well-known, grassroots power-building, and visionary transnational organization.

"Find essential immigration resources: know your rights and get support."

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The Handbook for Constitutional Observers

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Cosecha

Permanent protection, dignity, and respect for all undocumented immigrants.

"Remember: Do not open the door to ICE, do not speak to ICE, and do not sign any documents without a lawyer present."

Know your rights toolkit

Fourth Amendment Workplace

Your business has rights

"Businesses are using simple steps to deter unconstitutional search & seizure operations and protect their staff and patrons. Join them"

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Immigrant Defense Network (IDN)

"Established in 2025, the Immigrant Defense Network (IDN) is an alliance of over 90 immigrant, labor, legal, faith, and community organizations dedicated to protecting and advancing the constitutional rights of immigrant communities across Minnesota. In the face of ongoing and escalating threats to immigrant rights, IDN delivers trusted information, referrals to legal support, and coordinated educational activities. Immigrants are the backbone of Minnesota’s economy, cultural richness, and civic life. We all deserve to live with dignity and without fear."

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Resources

Learn which protections apply to everyone, regardless of status.

**Note that this includes important KYR info for employers (What to do if ICE comes to your workplace.)

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Workplace protections

Immigrant Law Center of MN

Use their helplines

"The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a nonprofit organization that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. ILCM provides services based on our capacity. ILCM has a generally high demand for services. Unfortunately, we may not always be able to assist someone. If we cannot assist you, we will refer you to another trusted organization or immigration attorney.

"ILCM also works to educate the community about immigration matters and advocates for public policies which respect the universal human rights of immigrants."

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ILC MN Intake Helplines

Know Your Rights (KYR)

Available in multiple languages

KYR resources

LawHelpMN.org

Helping Minnesotans solve legal problems

Resources for People Detained or Worried About Being Detained
General Immigration Info
MN Habeas Project
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Minnesota Freedom Fund

Resources for ICE Interactions

This includes guides on legal rights, family preparedness, reporting unlawful conduct, and resources for detainees and their families. Many of the resources can be downloaded and printed.

Resources for ICE interactions

MIRAC

MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee

"MIRAC is an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti-immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life."

KYR Video (Español)

Monarca

Rapid Response Line

Monarca provides Upstander Trainings & multilingual informational resources.

This includes English, Spanish & Somali KRY pamphlets.

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National Immigrant Justice Center

312-583-9721

Know Your Rights

"All individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status."

"The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) defends the rights of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

KYR resources

National Lawyers Guild

Law for the People

"Established in 1937, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is the nation’s oldest and largest progressive bar association and was the first one in the US to be racially integrated. Our mission is to use law for the people, uniting lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people by valuing human rights and the rights of ecosystems over property interests."

Know Your Risks

The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)

"The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status."

Know Your Rights (KYR)

Available in multiple languages

KYR resources

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Rights to document & report

First Ammendment Handbook

UnidosUS

"We're the largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States."

Know Your Rights & Immigration Rapid Response Resource Guide

In Spanish & English

Access the guide

United We Dream

KYR Guide

We Have Rights

Video tutorials

An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Available in eight languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Haitian Creole, Russian, and Urdu.

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