People’s Record Documents Sweeping Civil Rights Violations, Deaths, and Mass Disappearances Caused by ICE Operations in Minnesota
People’s Record Documents Sweeping Civil Rights Violations, Deaths, and Mass Disappearances Caused by ICE Operations in Minnesota
What We Learn—and Who We See—As Minnesota Recovers from Operation Metro Surge
What We Learn—and Who We See—As Minnesota Recovers from Operation Metro Surge
Resources for Rent Assistance
Families continue to face the impacts of Operation Metro Surge and ongoing ICE activity across our communities, including lost income, housing instability, and urgent financial hardship. COPAL and the Immigrant Defense Network have reopened the Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program for families impacted by immigration enforcement. If you need support, please call COPAL’s Navigator Line at (612) 255-3112. […]
Residents Rally Behind HCMC, Which Finds State Funding Days Before End of Legislative Session
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4 community leaders chosen to accept JFK Profile in Courage Award on behalf of Twin Cities residents
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New Minnesota driver’s license law brings wave of adult applicants
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Undocumented Minnesotans can still get in-state tuition after judge dismisses federal challenge
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COPAL Statement on Dolores Huerta’s Revelation and the Need for Accountability in Our Movements
COPAL believes deeply in the fundamental principle that every person deserves to live with respect and dignity. The recent statement shared by Dolores Huerta, in which she shares she experienced sexual harm from César Chávez, is profoundly painful and unsettling. This moment is especially difficult for many within the organizing, labor, and immigrant rights movements, communities that have long drawn inspiration from […]
Noem is Out, but the Harm Remains: COPAL, Demands Full Investigation into Operation Metro Surge Abuses
Minneapolis, MN — Following the removal of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL) warns that a change in personnel does not equal a change in policy. While the removal follows intense community-led pressure and growing national scrutiny, COPAL maintains that the aggressive immigration enforcement tactics of Operation Metro Surge continue to devastate communities in Minnesota who have yet to see justice or truth. Operation Metro Surge brought horror to communities […]
FROM MINNESOTA TO SELMA: A HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION ON DEMOCRACY
Minneapolis, March 04, 2026 – A delegation of community leaders from Minnesota will be in Selma, Alabama this week to participate in the annual commemoration of Bloody Sunday and to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in reflection and solidarity on Sunday, March 8th. The Minnesota delegation is composed of community leaders and organizers from a range of […]
