Defend Immigrant Rights


Established in 2025, the Immigrant Defense Network (IDN) is a network 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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BBC.COM • 2026-01-23

Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota shut their doors on Friday as part of an economic protest against the immigration crackdown in their state.

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OREGONLIVE.COM • 2026-01-23

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital

Federal immigration agents arrested and detained a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child.  This happened outside a Portland hospital last week when the girl's parents sought emergency medical care for her.