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From YouTube: February Twin Cities Immigration Forum: February 9, 2023
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The February Twin Cities Immigration Forum recognizes Black History month and includes a summary of bills at the Minnesota State Legislature impacting immigrant and refugee residents, recognition of recently retired MPD Commander Giovanni Veliz, city news including information about funding opportunities and upcoming events, immigration and community updates, and more
A
All
right
good
afternoon,
everybody
I
hope
everyone's
doing
well
and
it's
a
beautiful
day
out
better
than
a
few
weeks
ago,
and
welcome
to
this
month's
Twin
Cities
immigration
Forum.
We
took
a
month
off
and
it
feels
like
we're
gone
for
a
year,
but
because
a
lot
has
happened
since
well,
we
last
touched
base,
and
so
welcome
is
you
may
recall.
A
Our
forum
is
a
place
where
we
gather
Community
providers,
people
Advocates
working
with
immigrants
and
Refugee
communities
to
kind
of
come
together
and
talk
about
issues
that
impact
immigrant,
our
immigrant
Refugee
communities
here
in
the
Twin
Cities,
and
it's
a
place
where
people
can
come
and
ask
experts
who
come
and
present
questions
and
talk
about
the
issues
that
are
pertinent
and
important
to
our
immigrant
Refugee
communities.
With
that
Michelle
I'll.
Let
you
introduce
yourself
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
your
office.
B
Sounds
good!
Thank
you
so
much
edmundo,
my
name
is
Michelle
Rivero
I'm,
the
director
of
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
again
welcome
to
February's
Twin
Cities
immigration,
Forum
I'll,
just
Dive
Right
In,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
ground
to
cover
today.
First
wanted
to
invite
people
to
recognize
Black,
History,
Month,
February's,
Black,
History
Month.
B
We
encourage
people
to
learn
more
about
the
this
month,
including
through
programming
happening
through
the
month
in
the
city
of
Saint,
Paul
and
City
of
Minneapolis,
we'll
be
sharing
some
information,
including
recorded
events.
There
was
one
on
migration
and
immigration
to
Minnesota.
That
happened
last
week
in
Minneapolis
and
we'll
share
some
information
into
the
chat
on
that
and
with
that
we'll
turn
to
our
first
topic.
I
have
put
the
agenda
into
the
chat.
B
If
you
can't
see
it
raise
your
hand,
let
me
know,
and
I'll
put
it
right
back
in
our
first
topic,
for
today
is
bills
at
this
State
Legislature.
They
impact
immigrant
and
Refugee
residents
and
they
see
that
we've
got
Vina,
Iyer
and
Julia
Decker
here,
I'm,
not
sure
there
may
be
other
individuals
who
are
going
to
speak
to
some
of
the
bills,
but
I'll
just
turn
it
over
to
you.
Both
and
I
know
that
there's
some
time
sensitivity.
B
B
C
D
Sure
sounds
good
thanks.
Hi
everybody
I'm
Julia,
Decker
I
am
the
policy
director
at
the
ACLU
of
Minnesota
and
the
primary
bill
that
we
have
been
working
on
related
to
Immigrant
Refugee
issues
is
a
bill
to
reduce
the
maximum
gross
misdemeanor
sentence
in
Minnesota
from
by
one
day
so
right
now,
the
current
maximum
sentence
is
365
days,
we'd
like
to
reduce
it
by
one
day
to
364.
D
B
Wonderful,
thank
you,
and
if
there
are
questions,
please
feel
free
to
put
them
in
the
chat
or
raise
your
hand
and
also,
please
know
we
always
take
notes
and
send
them
around
after
after
this
form.
So
if
there's
too
much
information-
and
you
can't
like
digest
it
all
at
once-
just
know
that
there
are
notes
that
are
available
afterwards,
in
addition
to
the
recording
from
this
session,
and
with
that
alternative,
you
know
please.
C
Yeah
thanks
a
bunch
Michelle
and
thanks
Julia,
thanks
Julia
for
all
of
her
leadership
on
the
364
365
bill.
It's
been
amazing,
so
hi
everyone
for
those
who
don't
know
me.
My
name
is
Vena
Iyer
I
am
the
executive
director
here
at
the
Immigrant
Law
Center
of
Minnesota.
She,
her
pronouns
I,
will
be
sharing
about
several
bills
today
and
I'll
try
to
take
a
pause
between
each
of
them
in
case
anybody
has
questions
and
I
also
see
several
people
who
might
also
have
stuff
to
add
on
different
bills.
C
C
So
the
first
bill
is
the
driver's
license
bill.
That's
HF,
four
and
sf27.
It
restores
driver's
licenses
for
all
for
immigrant
for
anybody
in
Minnesota,
regardless
of
immigration
status.
The
bill,
what's
very
important
about
the
bill,
is
two
things
that
are
different
than
prior
versions
of
the
bill.
The
first
is
that
it
is.
It
just
is
allowing
for
folks
who
haven't
been
able
to
get
a
driver's
license
recently,
because
they
haven't
been
able
to
show
lawful
status
to
get
the
standard
class
D
driver's
license.
C
So
what
that
means
is
it's
the
driver's
license
that,
if
you
don't
have
a
real
ID
or
you
don't
have
an
enhanced
ID,
it's
the
one
that
says
not
for
federal
identification
purposes,
that's
what
you
would
get
under
the
bill
and
there
would
be
no
markings
otherwise.
On
the
on
the
on
the
license.
Second
thing
is
that
the
bill
includes
a
number
of
privacy
protections
in
order
to
prevent
data
about
immigration
status
from
being
passed
along,
particularly
to
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement.
C
C
The
other
thing
about
driver's
licenses
is
that
myself
and
ilcm
are
doing
a
weekly
check-in
on
Friday
Friday
afternoons,
most
of
the
time
at
12
30,
just
to
give
an
update
on
what's
going
on
with
more
detail
on
the
driver's
license
bill
each
week.
If
you
are
interested
in
joining
that
group,
please
just
send
an
email.
You
can
just
send
an
email
to
me
and
I
will
put
my
email
in
the
chat.
F
C
C
So
I
would
say:
I
think
it's
very
likely
that
we'll
go
to
the
finance
committee
next
week
and
then
hopefully
we'll
be
on
the
senate
floor
the
week
after
or
a
little
bit
after
that,
just
getting
everything
scheduled
just
gets
complicated
with
just
getting
everything
on
the
right
schedule,
but
I
would
say
within
the
next
two
to
three
weeks.
Hopefully
it
will
be
on
the
senate
floor.
Wonderful,
so
like
March
at
the
latest.
B
C
I
totally
will
I'm
happy
I'm
happy
to
do
so
and
I'll
just
keep
going
so
the
next
bill
that
I've
got
on
my
list
is
I'm
just
going
down
your
list,
Michelle,
so
I,
don't
forget
things:
the
expansion
of
mfit
for
you,
Visa
parents
and
t
visa
clarification.
Okay.
So,
first
of
all,
this
is
not
ilcm's
bill,
but
I
know
a
little
bit
about
it.
C
So
that's
what
I'll
share,
though
I
see
Mickey
scooterman
on
here,
who
is
from
Mid-Minnesota
legal
aid
and
specifically
the
legal
services
advisory
advocacy
project
within
mmla
is
actually
leading
on
this
bill.
So
before
I
say
anything
I
want
to
absolutely
defer
to
Mickey.
If
Mickey
wants
to
take
this
one
on.
F
C
C
It
is
being
carried
by
Senator
Wicklund.
What
it
is
is
mfip,
as
most
of
you
probably
know,
is
a
cash
benefits
program
available
in
Minnesota
for
low-income
families.
There
are
certain
immigration
restrictions
on
the
ability
to
get
mfip,
and
what
this
bill
would
do
is
extend
eligibility
for
mfit
to
parents
with
u
Visas,
so
those
are
visas
that
are
for
victims
of
certain
violent
crimes,
as
well
as
provide
a
clarification
with
regard
to
the
eligibility
for
people
with
TV,
says
those
are
visas
for
folks
who
are
victims
of
human
trafficking.
C
C
Great,
the
next
bill
is
the
Minnesota
care
for
undocumented
minnesotans
Bell,
that
is
HF
1095,
it's
being
carried
by
representative
agbaje
and
sf896,
and
that
is
by
Senator
Mann.
What
that
would
do,
as
many
of
you
probably
know,
Minnesota
care
is
the
Minnesota
Health
insurance
program
that
is
paid
for
just
by
Minnesota
funds.
That's
different
from
medical
assistance,
which
is
paid
for
by
both
state
funds
and
federal
funds,
medical
assistance
governed
by
the
feds.
And
so
you
can't
it's
really.
C
That
is
both.
These
are
Standalone
bills.
I
gave
you
the
Standalone
bills,
but
they
are
are
also.
This
is
a
provision
that
is
also
included
in
some
bills.
The
numbers
fail
me
right
now,
but
which
would
allow
folks
to
buy
in
to
Minnesota
care
as
well
so
those
bills,
the
minutes,
the
broader
Bill,
the
one
that's
like
the
Minnesota
car
buying
that
has
this
this.
These
Provisions
within
it
that
was
heard
had
its
first
hearing
this
last
week
in
the
Commerce
Committee
and
then
I
think
it
will
be
going
through.
C
Certainly
like
the
health
and
Health
and
Human
Services
committees
on
both
the
house
and
the
Senate
side
and
I
would
say,
the
main
people
I
know
who
are
working
on
that
bill
are
are
particularly
Folks
at
take
action.
Unidos,
O'connell
Consulting
is
doing
some
support
with
regard
to
El
nidos
on
this
bill,
so
Sarah
Greenfield
at
O'connell
Consulting,
is
a
great
person
to
talk
to
about
the
bill.
G
C
C
B
C
H
C
B
A
C
Over
yeah
I'm
happy
to
talk
about
a
couple
more.
The
next
two
were
more
builds
where
we're
really
trying
to
just
make
sure
that
considerations
that,
with
regard
to
immigrants,
are
taken
into
account.
The
first
of
those
is
the
cannabis
bill.
Actually
there's
three
of
them:
one
one
we've
been
working
on
a
little
bit
more
on
the
other
two,
so
the
cannabis
bill
includes,
as
you
know,
there's
a
proposal
to
legalize
cannabis
in
Minnesota.
C
What
are
the
big
parts
of
that
bill
is
a
provision
that
would
allow
for
expungement,
so
I.E
an
expungement
is
like
ceiling
of
criminal
records
for
cannabis,
cannabis,
what's
called
criminal
incidents,
and
then
it
also
allows
for
something
called
vacateur,
which
is
actually
not
really
mentioned
throughout
the
Minnesota
statutes,
but
to
the
extent
that
we
can
understand
it,
it
means
like
vacating
eliminating
can
prior
convictions
for
cannabis.
Okay,
you
hear
that
and
you're
like.
Oh
my
gosh.
This
is
great.
This
is
fantastic.
It's
great
for
immigrants,
great
for
everyone.
C
It
has
lots
of
good
things,
but
one
of
the
problems
under
immigration
law
for
anybody
who's
ever
had
to
apply
is
that
whenever
you
apply
for
an
immigration
benefit
or
your
deportation
proceedings,
you
got
to
provide
the
documentation
about
your
conviction
or
your
criminal
incident,
and
because
it's
federal
law
that
state
law
doesn't
matter
that
Minnesota
expunges
or
vacates
it.
It
still
counts
as
a
conviction
under
federal
law.
C
So
there
are
two
things
we're
trying
to
address
here:
one
we
are
working
with
the
bull
authors
to
make
sure
that
any
ex
the
expunged
documents
are
still
available
to
the
individual
who's
subject
to
the
expungement
for
a
good
cause,
including
they
need
it
for
immigration
purposes.
So
we're
working
hard
on
that.
The
second
is
a
little
more
complicated,
but
we're
working
on
it,
which
is
you
you
hear?
Oh
my
gosh.
C
If
it's
vacated,
there's
no
case
to
go
back
to
to
reopen
or
to
change,
that's
the
piece
that
we're
also
working
on
addressing
is
to
provide
provide
an
option
within
this
bill
that,
if
you're
somebody
who
you
know
has
a
vacated
conviction
under
Minnesota
law,
but
for
immigration
purposes,
you
need
to
go.
Do
something
to
it.
You
still
can.
So
those
are
the
things
that
we
are
working
on
on
that
cannabis.
Expuniment
bill
and
I
will
also
say
to
everybody
here.
That's
a
massive
bill.
C
I
think
we're
trying
really
hard
ourselves
Julia's
a
part
of
this
Folks
at
the
you
are
part
of
this
world
trade
really
hard
to
make
sure
we're
looking
at
the
bill
and
thinking
about
all
of
the
potential
consequences
for
immigrants.
But
it's
really
big,
so
I
would
say
if
other
people
are
in
spaces
where
they're
talking
about
that
bill
and
something
comes
up
and
you're
like
hey.
How
would
that
affect
immigrants?
Or
that
seems
like
a
concern?
C
A
C
There
is
also
the
Clean
Slate
expungement
act,
which
also
allows
for
the
expungement
of
a
lot
of
other
convictions
or
criminal
records.
That's
another
one!
Where
we're
trying
to
do
this.
We
need
we're
working
on
doing
the
same
thing,
which
is
allowing
access
final
bill
I
wanted
to.
Let
you
guys
know
about
because
I
I'm
leaving
office
of
new
Americans
Michelle,
because
I
understand
that
representative
Feist
will
be
coming
on,
but
is
on.
C
Is
the
automated
voter
registration
bill?
Julie
and
I
are
spending
lots
of
time
talking
about
that?
That
is
the
bill
that
would
allow
for
anybody
who
goes
to
the
DMV
and
produces
documentation
of
citizenship
to
automatically
be
registered
to
vote.
We
are,
of
course,
wanting
to
make
sure
that
that
that
bill
makes
sense
and
works
for
immigrants,
because
those
of
you
who
may
know
is
that,
if
somebody
is
registered
to
vote
votes
or
as
you
are
in
that
process
makes
a
claim
to
U.S
citizenship.
C
That
can
be
a
deportable
offense
and
can
be
really
really
have
drastic
consequences
for
immigrant
and
Refugee
families.
So
we
are
working.
We
are
working
with
the
bill.
Authors
I
have
already
gotten,
have
already
gotten
some
really
positive
amendments
in,
but
then
some
other
things
that
were
problematic
added
to
so
we're
working
through
addressing
that
as
well.
C
That
was
a
lot
of
Vina.
Talking
final
thing
is
that
we
are
having
yeah
so
we're
having
our
driver's
license
meeting
tomorrow.
The
other
thing
is,
we
have
an
immigration
table
that
is
of
all
kind
of
all
organizations
that
are
working
on
issues
that
affect
immigrants
we
meet
once
a
month
on
a
Thursday
evening.
If
you
are
interested
in
being
added
to
the
list
for
that,
you
can
email.
My
colleague
Julia
patach,
whose
email
I
am
adding
here
and
with
that
I
will
stop
talking.
B
That
is
wonderful.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
the
amazing
work
that
you
all
are
doing.
Thank
you
for
sharing
those
updates,
Julia
and
Vina.
It's
very
exciting,
to
see
all
the
bills
that
are
currently
at
the
state
legislature
that
have
such
a
positive
impact
on
immigrant
and
Refugee
residents.
It
will
briefly
mention
the
office
of
new
Americans
just
to
share
the
bill
numbers
and
a
little
bit
of
information.
I
don't
see
representative
Feist
on,
but
if
she
is
able
to
hop
on
the
leader,
maybe
can
share
a
little
bit
more
in
the
house.
B
B
But
at
least
you
have
some
the
bill
number
and
some
basic
information
about
the
measure
and
with
that
I
just
want
to
make
sure
if
there's
anyone
who
has
any
other
questions
or
comments
or
things
to
share
about
initiatives
at
the
state
legislature
want
to
make
sure
that
people
have
an
opportunity
to
share
any
additional
comments
or
questions
or
anything.
You
feel
like
you
want
to
contribute
relating
to
on
the
state
legislature
and
bills
that
are
at
the
state
legislature.
Before
we
move
on
to
our
next
topic,.
B
B
J
K
I
B
B
I
I
Also
a
professor
professor
I'm,
sorry
I,
don't
have
my
glasses,
see
someone
else,
CRC
I,
guess:
oh
yeah
same
Professor
from
Saint
Thomas,
Virgil
wave
I
always
have
my
heart,
close
to
Saint
Thomas
University
they're,
one
of
the
first
School
laws
who
supported
me
with
my
doctoral
dissertation
life,
is
good.
I
still
do
not
feel
like
I
have
retired,
although
when
I
go
every
morning
and
check
my
email
and
my
schedule
for
the
day,
I
only
see
one
appointment
daily.
When
I
was
working
with
my
boss,
Deputy
should
wait.
I
My
boss
will
have
so
many
meetings,
so
many
emails,
so
life
is
good.
Life
is
good.
Like
I
promised
my
wife,
my
first
priority
is
to
finish
my
doctoral
dissertation
I'm
working
in
the
last
chapter.
The
conclusion
will
be
done
by
the
end
of
the
month
and
I'm
gonna
publish
it
by
June
of
2023
Michelle.
Thank
you
for
inviting
me.
I.
Just
have
a
few
updates,
I'm
happy
with
with
what's
happening
with
law
enforcement
around
the
nation.
I
For
those
of
you
who
do
not
know
I'm
a
member
of
the
National
Institute
of
Justice
I'm,
a
research
scholar,
so
the
International
Association
of
chief
of
police
and
Perth,
the
police
excerpty
Research
Forum.
They
are
looking
into
building
trust.
They
are
looking
into
enhance
enhancing
services
with
the
Immigrant
communities.
I
just
finished
I'm
a
co-author
for
an
article
about
building
trust
with
immigrant
communities
that
will
be
published
in
June
of
2023
I'm.
I
I
I
There
are
misconceptions
that
the
police
are
immigration
officers,
which
is
which
we're
now
I
can
speak
for
Minneapolis.
We
do
not
enforce
immigration
laws,
so
I'm
gonna
be
I'm,
gonna,
be
having
a
conversation
with
few
law
enforcement.
Executives
I'm
going
to
be
sharing
an
executive
report,
but
the
full
dissertation
will
be
available
in
June
of
2023
with
recommendations
about
EU
Visa.
We
need
to
enhance
the
Ubisoft
program
Statewide.
I
I
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Commander
Belize
and
I
know
that
people
who
have
worked
with
you,
as
in
Your
Capacity,
as
you
Visa
certifying
officer
or
especially
sad
to
see
you
go
I,
know
that
you've
shared
the
importance
of
the
continuity
of
the
U
Visa
program
and
I
know
that
DC
wait
had
jumped
on
and
so
I
see.
You've
raised
your
hand
too,
and
thank
you
so
much
DC
wait.
If,
if
you
may
want
to
share
some
some
thoughts
and
some
words
too
go
ahead,
please
thank.
E
You
so
much
Michelle,
so
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
time
to
recognize
geofelise
and
all
of
his
work.
I've
known
him
since
I
started
on
the
department
just
a
few
years
ago,
and
so
you
know,
we've
we've
spent
many
many
years
together,
I've
not
met
an
officer
sergeant
lieutenant
commander,
who
was
so
passionate
about
so
many
different
aspects
of
the
work
that
we
do
and
whether
he
was
actually
assigned
to
a
task
involving
connecting
with
immigrant
communities.
E
He
still
found
his
way
to
do
that
work
and
oftentimes
outside
the
scope
of
what
he
was
assigned
to
do,
and
that
always
spoke
to
me
as
to
his
dedication
and
service
to
that
community
and
I
am
grateful
for
his
leadership
in
doing
that
and
really
taking
a
lot
of
people
under
his
wing,
whether
it
be
new
officers,
community
service
officers
or
community
members
themselves
and
really
going
out
of
his
way
to
to
build
those
connections.
In
addition
to
that,
I
think
he
had
a
unique
ability
to
connect
with
other
area
of
you
know.
E
I
would
say
Partnerships
on
other
service
agencies
that
we
hadn't
always
connected
with
in
the
past,
and
it
has
provided
us
with
I
think
a
path
forward,
just
as
Geo
had
said,
to
really
build
and
enhance
the
work
that
we
do
with
the
Immigrant
community.
So
I
just
want
you
all
to
know
that
we
love
him
and
we
we
miss
him
already
and
I'm
sad
to
see
him
go
but
excited
for
his
future
with
his
new
partner
there.
That
was
on
his
lap
earlier.
It
also
told
everyone
know
that
we
will
continue
this
work.
E
It
might
take
me
a
minute
to
get
up
to
speed
with
all
that
commander
of
Elise
has
done
over
the
years,
but
we
are
definitely
moving
forward.
I've
already
signed
off
on
several
U
visas
here
in
the
last
two
days,
Geo
so
you'll
be
happy
with
that.
I'm
I'm
gonna
be
able
to
move
forward
with
that,
and
we
also
have
got
a
commander
in
place.
Commander
Brian
sand,
who
will
be
stepping
into
the
role
right
now
and
helping
us
again
continue
all
the
work
with
you,
visa
and
TV
sub
programming.
I
I
Me
no
I
just
want
to
say
that
before.
Thank
you,
so
much
BC
for
those
kind
of
words
and
enjoy
working
with
DC
I
mean
I.
Remember
when
if
I
I
heard
about
DC
but
I,
remember
running
with
each
other,
and
it
was
in
26
and
Hennepin
Avenue
I.
Finally
remember
how
lost
their
cat.
It
was
on
top
of
the
tree,
and
this
is
shot
down
about
two
block
areas
requested
the
fire
department
and
more
people
to
bring
the
cat
the
families
cut
down.
I
At
that
point,
I
knew
that
she
was
the
leader
a
very
compassionate
leader,
so
I
was
like
so
happy
to
work
with
her
I
also
want
to
add
that
Minneapolis,
it's
a
role
model
for
many
other
law
enforcement
agencies.
When
it
comes
to
the
U
Visa
program,
I'm
going
to
stop
there
I
want
to
say
the
I
enjoy.
My
time
off.
Last
week,
I
went
to
Vegas
I
wanted
to
see
David,
Copperfield
and
I
was
asked.
I
was
selected
by
Copperfield
to
go
in
this
in
the
stage
for
25
minutes.
I
B
You
thank
you
so
much
Commander
Belize
really
appreciate
you
joining
us
and
appreciate
your
years
of
service
and
your
friendship
and
your
leadership
and
your
mentorship
so
enjoy
your
retirement,
but
I.
Imagine
we'll
all
try
to
keep
you
busy
in
one
way
or
another
and
look
forward
to
connecting
with
you
soon.
I
B
Much
appreciate
it
all
right
sounds
good,
thank
you
and
so
we'll
move
on.
We
have
additional
city
news
to
share
and
edmundo.
Maybe
you
and
I
can
kind
of
go
back
and
forth
with
this
sure.
If
you
may
want
to
talk
about
the
citizenship
Fair,
we
don't
necessarily
have
to
go
in
order,
but
I'm
looking
to
see
who's
in
the
audience.
So,
okay
sure.
A
If
you're
not
sure,
I
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
citizenship
Fair,
as
we've
talked
about
here,
we're
doing
a
year-long
campaign
to
promote
and
encourage
people
in
Minneapolis
and
St
Paul
to
become
naturalized
citizens.
We
together
we
have
over
20
000
permanent
residents
who
might
be
eligible
to
naturalize.
We
took
a
little
break
in
January
from
our
monthly
naturalization
fares.
A
B
I'm
putting
some
information
into
the
chat,
the
more
information
can
be
found
on
the
office
of
immigrant
Refugee,
Affairs
webpage
and
I
just
put
the
date
and
location
into
the
chat,
so
please
feel
free
to
spread
the
word.
We
are
going
to
send
out
a
flyer
with
the
notes
from
today's
meeting
if
I
can
skip
to
the
child
friendly
cities,
initiative
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
we
have
someone
on
who
may
want
to
speak
to
the
event,
that's
taking
place
next,
Tuesday
I
can
share
two.
J
J
Will
no
we?
We
are
very
happy
that
the
UNICEF
now
has
granted
the
candidacy,
the
credential
for
Minneapolis
as
a
child-friendly
city.
It's
a
candidacy
right.
Then
we
have
one
year
to
work
around
an
action
plan
that
we
have
put
together
during
the
application
process
and
I
will
post
on
the
chart
the
the
link
where
you
can
find
more
information
on
what
our
action
plan
entails.
J
J
B
J
For
the
registration,
if
you
scroll
down
the
the
page
that
Michelle
just
shared
right
above
the
last
photo
down
there,
it's
designed
to
register
which
will
take
you
to
the
smartsheet
form,
a
very
simple
and
small
form.
It's
just
that
you
need
to
choose
different
sections
depending
on
your
interest.
So
we
look
to
see
you
there.
B
Wonderful,
thank
you.
So
much
and
I
will
also
share
some
additional
City
of
Minneapolis
focused
updates.
One
is
the
City
of
Minneapolis
Urban
Scholars
Program
is
posted
for
I,
believe
University
level.
Students
who
may
want
to
work
for
Simplicity
of
Minneapolis.
The
application
period
will
close
on
February
23rd
and
we'll
share
the
link
to
apply,
in
addition,
wanted
to
share
a
quick
heads
up
that
the
City's
community
connections
conference,
the
largest
engagement
opportunity,
the
City
of
Minneapolis
hosts
every
year,
we'll
be
on
June
10th.
B
So
there
is
a
link
where
you
can
learn
more
and
register
if
you'd
like
to
be
an
exhibitor.
If
you
have
an
idea
for
a
workshop,
please
do
connect
with
us
here
at
City
of
Minneapolis,
with
regards
to
the
community
connections.
Conference
also
wanted
to
share
that
there
is
a
micro
Grant
opportunity,
the
MSP
Wellness
micro
Grant,
providing
financial
and
Technical
Support
to
Employers
in
the
creation
and
implementation
of
policy
programs
and
physical
spaces
to
improve
employee
health
and
well-being.
Applications
are
open
and
due
on
February
17th.
B
B
A
Right
great
I'm
sure,
as
many
of
you
who
are
on
the
call
have
realized
we
are
receiving
a
lot
of
new
arrivals
in
the
Twin
Cities.
We've
talked
in
the
past
about
concerns
that
we
might
be
getting
a
bus,
some
buses
from
the
southern
border.
But,
although
that
never
materialized,
we
are
seeing
a
lot
of
arrivals
from
the
southern
border
and
other
parts
of
the
world,
and
they
continue
to
arrive
kind
of
organically.
A
B
If
you
may
want
to
receive
an
invitation
to
one
of
these
meetings,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
edmundo,
and
myself
also
wanted
to
share
that
some
individuals
who
arrive
come
with
very
few
resources,
and
so
if
people
are
in
need
of
assistance,
whether
it
is
shelter
related
or
food
or
Transportation
or
immigration
legal
service
needs,
there
is
on
the
office
of
immigrant
Refugee
Affairs
webpage
a
resource
is
for
new
arrivals
page.
That
is
a
quick
way
to
access
information
in
those
areas,
including
Transportation,
including
food
shelves.
B
So
we
hope
that
individuals
will
look
to
that
Resource
as
a
One-Stop
shop
for
information.
If
you
are
encountering
or
working
with
people
who
perhaps
are
newly
arrived
to
the
Twin
Cities
area
and
may
not
have
the
connections
or
information,
they
need
to
really
get
settled
in
so
invite
people
to
please
reach
out
to
edmundo
and
myself,
if
you'd
like
to
receive
an
invitation
to
the
bi-weekly
Wednesday
afternoon.
Meeting
and
we'll
also
put
the
information
about
resources
for
new
arrivals
from
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
aquares
webpage
into
the
chat
for
Hennepin.
B
County
residents
also
want
to
ensure
that
people
know
that
the
Hennepin
County
Office
of
Multicultural
Services
is
also
an
office
that
assists
individuals
in
accessing
services
and
resources
in
the
Hennepin
County
area.
So
that
is
an
additional
point
of
contact
for
people
who
are
in
Minneapolis
and
who,
who
arrive
in
Hennepin,
County
so
happy
to
answer.
Questions
I'm
happy
to
invite
others
to
maybe
share
any
information
that
you
may
have
or
want
to
share
with
the
group,
but
again
just
want
to
make
sure
that
people
know
that
this
is
the
subject.
B
That's
on
our
reader.
We
recognize
that
there
are
new
arrivals
from
all
over
the
world
to
end
up
in
Minneapolis
St
Paul,
either
as
a
temporary
or
Final
Destination,
and
want
to
ensure
that
people
are
connected
to
the
resources
they
need
to
get
settled
and
and
to
start
the
next
chapter
of
their
lives
in
the
Twin
Cities
area.
B
Yep
and
I
invite
people
to
if
you
would
like
to
share
information
in
this
space
super
if
you'd
like
to
connect
Offline.
That
is
wonderful,
too,
and
again
invite
people
to
reach
out
to
us
and
I'm
just
going
to
put
my
contact
information
into
the
chat
and
at
Mundo.
Maybe
you
want
to
put
yours
too
sure.
B
And
I
see
that
someone
has,
let
me
see:
I
know
that
there
was
one
additional
person
who
was
going
to
share
some
information,
but
it
was
only
available
by
phone
and
I'm.
Just
gonna
ask
out
is
Tate
on
because
if
you
are
I
think
we
could
turn
to
you,
but
if
you're
not
then
we'll
transition
to
immigration
related
updates
and
then
and
then
invite
to
share
information
when
when
teeth
does
hop
on.
B
A
A
Second,
there's
the
Biden
Administration
has
created
a
parole
program
for
similar
to
the
parole
program,
that's
in
place
for
Afghans
and
ukrainians,
but
this
time
it's
it's
for
Cubans,
Haitians,
nicaraguans
and
Venezuelans
and
we'll
post
a
link
in
the
in
the
chat
and
in
the
the
notes
for
more
information
on
that
parole
program
where
people
can
apply
for
parole
into
the
United
States
from
outside
the
United
States
folks
have
to
be
outside
the
U.S.
They
can't
apply
from
within
the
United
States
and
they
will
need
a
sponsor.
A
So
there
will
be
a
lot
of
discussion
in
the
coming
months
about
sponsors
and
how
people
get
them,
how
you
know
what's
required
and
we
will
post
more
information
about
those
issues
as
they
become
available.
I
will
note,
though,
that
the
state
of
Texas
I
think,
along
with
20
other
republican-led
states,
have
filed
a
lawsuit
trying
to
shut
down
the
parole
program.
A
B
Yep
and
edmundo
I'm
gonna
just
pause
for
a
second,
because
I
see
a
question
in
the
chat.
What
do
you
mean
by
parole
and
I?
Think
for
individuals
who
may
not
you
know
parole
can
be
understood
in
a
number
of
different
contexts,
and
so,
as
far
as
immigration
is
concerned,
parole
refers
to
a
temporary
authorization
to
enter
the
United
States
and
we've
seen
the
Biden
Administration
utilize
parole
to
enable
people
to
come
to
the
United
States
and
have
temporary
authorization
in
some
cases
to
work
often
for
a
a
two-year
period
of
time.
B
So
that's
the
context
in
which
we
are
using
parole
and
there
are
some
links
in
the
chat
with
regard
to
the
parole
program.
That
edmundo
is
describing
where
the
Biden
Administration
has
expanded
the
ability
to
enter
the
United
States
with
parole
so
long
as
a
person
is
a
sponsor
to
individuals
from
Cuba,
Haiti,
Nicaragua
and
Venezuela.
So
thank
you
for
that
question.
An
opportunity
to
provide
clarification
and
I'll
just
take
a
couple
more
of
these.
B
These
updates
and
invite,
if
there
are
others
on
the
call
who
have
additional
updates
to
share
that
perhaps
we've
missed.
Please
do
share
additional
updates.
The
federal
government
has
established
a
new
welcome
core
program
for
private
sponsorship
of
refugees.
There's
information
on
the
state
department
website.
B
It
looks
like
there
will
be
a
two
phases
of
this
program,
one
where
the
government
identifies
individuals
as
refugees
and
and
private
individuals
can
sponsor
those
individuals
in
a
phase
two,
where
theoretically
on
private
sponsors
can
also
help
identify
refugees.
So
there
is
some
information
about
this
program
and
invite
people
to
learn
more.
We
will
continue
to
share
developments
as
they
become
available,
also
DED
deferred,
enforced
departure
for
Hong
Kong
USCIS
has
announced
dead
for
certain
Hong
Kong
residents.
B
There
are,
let's
see
a
couple
of
additional
updates
to
share,
including
the
White
House
has
issued.
There's
a
new
report,
National
strategy
relating
to
American,
Asian,
American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islander
communities,
which
is
some
fascinating
reading,
have
also
shared
that
in
the
chat
in
the
event
that
people
may
want
to
take
some
time
to
review
this
report.
B
It
is
a
report
to
the
president
I'm
actually
just
pulling
it
up
right
now,
so
that
I
can
read
just
a
little
bit
more
information
about
the
report.
For
the
audience.
It
is
a
White
House
initiative
on
Asian
Americans
native
Hawaiians
and
Pacific
Islanders,
the
national
strategy
to
advance
Equity,
Justice
and
opportunities
for
the
anhpi
community,
which
was
put
out
in
January.
B
That
includes
info
information
on
policy
goals,
strategic
priorities
and
implementation
and
next
steps,
so
some
fascinating
reading
encourage
people
to
to
check
in
also
I,
don't
know
if
others
have
received
invitations
from
the
White
House
Office
of
Public
engagement.
The
task
force
on
new
Americans
has
hosted
several
listening
sessions,
including
on
language
learning
and
access
evidence
in
data
Financial
access
and
development.
B
If
people
have
participated
in
any
of
these
listening
sessions
and
would
like
to
talk
about
them,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
edmundo
and
myself.
There
is
an
email
address
where
the
task
force
has
invited
people
to
submit
comments
and
we'll
share
that
also
I'll
put
that
in
the
chat
in
a
second
here.
A
B
So
should
we
do
share
updates
as
we
receive
them
if
there
are
additional
updates
that
people
want
to
report
on
or
things
that
you'd
like
us
to
look
into
and
report
back
on
we're
happy
to
do
that.
I
am
going
to
take
that
back
in
the
event,
if
there
are
any
additional
updates
that
we
can
share
for
the
next
Twin
Cities
immigration
forum-
and
let
me
see
here-
I
don't
know
if
Tate
is
on
yet.
B
Opportunity,
and
so
invite
my
colleague
within
NCR
T,
went
to
please
take
the
floor.
Go
ahead,
take
the
mic
and
please
feel
free
to
start
explaining
the
partnership
engagement
fund.
If
you'd
like
me
to
pull
up
the
things
that
you
sent
to
me
by
email,
I'm
happy
to
do
it
while
you're
speaking
just
let
me
know
yeah.
K
K
Okay,
I'll
start
explaining
so
hello.
Everybody
really
excited
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
today
to
talk
about
the
partnership
engagement
fund.
This
is
a
grant
that
our
department
is
currently
administering
on
behalf
of
the
city.
The
partnership
engagement
funds
is
essentially
a
grant
opportunity
for
small
organizations
or
individuals
doing
community
engagement,
work
of
underrepresented
folks,
specifically
in
Minneapolis,
they
are
able
to
apply
for
funding
in
the
city.
So
the
intent
of
the
partnership
engagement
fund
is
to
encourage
collaborations
between
folks
doing
community
engagement
in
Minneapolis,
especially
of
underrepresented
folks,
with
neighborhood
organizations.
K
So
there's
70
registered
neighborhood
organizations
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
though
not
every
neighborhood
organization
is
required
to
participate
in
the
partnership
engagement
fund.
This
fund
emerged
with
the
desire
to
increase
collaboration
between
these
groups
between,
like
folks,
doing
engagement,
work
up,
underrepresented
folks
in
Minneapolis
and
neighborhood
organizations
which
serve
to
engage
residents
in
specific
neighborhoods.
I
B
K
Wonderful
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
there
wasn't
a
question
or
anything
so
on
the
webpage
that
Michelle
is
going
to
share
in
the
chat.
We
have
more
information
about
the
partnership
engagement
fund.
We
have
a
video
clip
of
a
webinar
of
explaining
more
about
the
fun
and
sort
of
the
guidelines
of
the
program,
so
definitely
check
that
out.
We
have
the
interest
form.
K
So
if
you
are
interested
in
potentially
submitting
a
project,
you
would
just
fill
out
that
short
interest
form,
and
it
will
only
take
about
three
to
four
minutes
to
complete.
That
form
will
actually
be
due
on
the
end
of
at
the
end
of
Monday.
So
if
you
are
aware
of
groups
that
might
be
interested
in
applying
for
this
funding,
especially
small
community-based
organizations
or
individuals,
doing
engagement
work
strongly
strongly
encourage
you
to
reach
out
to
your
networks
and
share
out
this
interest
form.
This
interest
form
will
only
take
about
two
or
three
minutes
to
complete.
K
A
D
B
That's
awesome.
Thank
you
so
much
to
for
sharing
information
about
this
program.
I
have
put
the
links
in
the
chat,
including
on
the
general
overview,
and
also
the
interest
form
that
people
can
complete
and
I.
Don't
see
any
questions
in
the
chat.
I
don't
see
any
hands
raised,
but
if
people
have
questions,
please
feel
free
to
ask
and
then
Tate.
Where
is
the
best
point
of
contact?
If
people
want
to
follow
up
with
questions,
what
would
you
suggest
yeah.
K
So
we
have
an
email
that
I
can
just
write
in
the
chat
really
quick.
Essentially
it's
an
email
that
we
have
questions
or
like
inquiries
about
the
Partnerships
on
they
can
email
us
directly
and
I'm
a
staff
member,
so
either
Ariah
or
I
am
Mariah
is
the
other
person
who
helps
manage
the
fund.
They
can
email
us
at
this
email
and
we
can
answer
their
questions
that
way
as
well.
B
B
So
if
you
have
any
information
you'd
like
to
share,
please
feel
free
to
put
it
in
the
chat
or
raise
your
hands.
While
we
are
waiting
to
see
if
there
are
any
updates
that
community
members
may
want
to
share.
I'll
also
share
that
the
Department
of
Human
Services
has
announced
that
nominations
are
underway
for
the
2023
outstanding
Refugee
Awards.
This
is
administered
through
the
Department
of
Human
Services
resettlement
programs
office.
B
The
recently
programs
office
celebrates
the
strength,
courage
and
resilience
of
all
people
in
the
state
and
recognizes
that
there
are
many
minnesotans
with
a
refugee
experience
who
are
making
positive
contributions
in
Minnesota.
So
every
year
they
honor
local
leaders
and
citizens
with
the
outstanding
Refugee
Awards
to
recognize
former
refugees
who
are
making
Minnesota
a
better
place
for
all.
B
There
are
four
categories
in
which
you
can
nominate
people,
entrepreneurship,
Civic
leadership,
young
leader
and
new
arrivals,
and
nominations
are
accepted
until
midnight,
February
28th,
so
I'll
put
the
nominations,
information
into
the
chat
on
and
invite
people
to.
Please
nominate
individuals,
you
know
or
may
be
connected
to
who
you
believe
are
outstanding
refugees.
B
Also,
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
is
seeking
to
improve
health
data
collection
within
African
immigrant
communities
and
the
organization's
Easter,
as
well
as
the
Department
of
Health,
invites
individuals
to
a
virtual
African
immigrant
immigrant
data,
Town
Hall,
that's
taking
place
on
February
16th
from
5
30
to
7
o'clock.
It
is
virtual
and
the
purpose
of
the
town
hall
is
to
improve
data
collection
standards
as
well
as
updates
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health's
race
and
ethnicity,
data
based
on
community
feedback.
B
So
thank
you,
I'm
also
seeing
something
from
Laura
Pratt
in
the
chats
about
Community
University
Health
Care
Center
in
South
Minneapolis,
accepting
new
dental
patients.
That
is
really
exciting
news,
Laura
I,
don't
know
if
there's
anything
else,
you'd
like
to
share
about
that,
but
do
recognize
that
obtaining
Dental
Care
is
can
be
very
challenging
for
new
families.
G
Well,
I
agree:
that's
why
I
shared
it,
because
it's
really
hard
and
and
we've
struggled
to
keep
up
with
the
demand,
because
there's
such
a
shortage
of
dental
assistance,
but
we
are
in
a
position
now
we
are
accepting
new
patients
and
that
that's
that's
new.
We
have
we
hadn't
been
for
a
while.
We
provide
on-site
interpretation
in
about
eight
languages
and
then
we
do
virtual
interpretation.
G
B
G
B
Thank
you,
I'm,
putting
the
other
thing
that
I
was
talking
about
in
the
chat
too
on.
Oh
you
know,
if
Laura,
if
you
wanted
to
share
the
link
for
cook
for
people
who
are
not
familiar
with
it,
I
think
that
that
would
be
really
helpful.
We'll
also
include
that
in
the
notes
afterwards,
but
for
people
who
are
on
the
call
right
now,
if
you
could
share
a
link
so
that
people
can
learn
more
about
Community
University
Healthcare
centers,
it
would
be
awesome.
A
A
A
Otherwise
our
next
Immigration
Form
is
gonna
is
going
to
be
on
Thursday
March
16
2023
from
here
on
out.
We
are
moving
The
Forum
to
Thursdays
from
4
30
to
6
00
p.m.
For
the
for
this
year,
2023
we're
going
to
try
Thursdays
as
opposed
to
Tuesdays
and
see
if
that
works
better
for
people
and
I'll,
invite
you
again
to
join
us
on
February
25th
for
the
Naturalization
fair
at
the
Saint
Paul
Midway
YMCA,
and
with
that
Michelle
I
say.
Thank
you
and
thank
you.