25 Years of Building Home: Salvadoran TPS Holders Belong in the Communities They Helped Build 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — For 25 years, Salvadoran TPS holders have done far more than live in the United States. They have raised families, built careers and businesses, cared for loved ones, strengthened our economy, and helped shape the communities we call home.  Today, nearly 3 million people of Salvadoran origin are part of communities across the United States, and roughly 170,000 Salvadorans […]

From Constitutional Observers to Democracy Protectors: IDN Launches Statewide Election Protection Network 

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COPAL and the Immigrant Defense Network will activate Senate District Action Groups, multilingual voter support and a trusted community helpline ahead of the November election MINNEAPOLIS — The Immigrant Defense Network (IDN), a project of COPAL, is launching a statewide, nonpartisan Democracy Protection Initiative to carry the community infrastructure we built during the immigration enforcement crisis […]

Courage Requires Action 

Across our communities, families continue to live with fear, uncertainty, and the consequences of increasingly aggressive immigration enforcement. Communities are mourning lives lost, demanding answers, and calling for an end to practices that place people’s safety and dignity at risk.  These are not isolated concerns. They reflect an urgent need for transparency, independent investigation, and […]