Join us on March 4 for a webinar on immigration rights:
Southern MN Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) will present know your rights information if you or community members interact with ICE. SMRLS will also present on family preparation steps that community members can take now to better care for their families in case of ICE detention or deportation. These steps include delegation of parental authority and power of attorney forms. SMRLS will also cover community resources and legal aid organizations to request legal support.
The webinar will be recorded and available online shortly after March 4.
Zoe Martens (she/her) is the immigration outreach coordinator at SMRLS. She has worked in support of migrant communities in the Twin Cities as a domestic violence advocate with Esperanza United, with people seeking asylum in Mexico at the Mexico-Guatemala border, and in migration policy advocacy at the Kino Border Initiative in Sonora, Mexico. She holds a Masters in Human Rights from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School.
Lisa Salazar (she/her) is a supervising attorney in the immigration unit at SMRLS. She majored in International Relations at Bethel University, studying abroad in Mexico twice to become fluent in Spanish. In 2012 she obtained her J.D. From William Mitchell College of Law. She practiced immigration law at a private firm for eight years before joining SMRLS in 2020. A large portion of her practice is devoted to working with immigrant victims of domestic violence.
SMRLS was founded in 1909 and is a non-profit law firm. They provide high quality legal services to low-income people in critical civil matters. They serve clients across 33 counties in southern Minnesota.
Hosted by the Shoreview Human Rights Commission.
Shoreview, MN
Free