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From YouTube: July Twin Cities Immigration Forum: July 13, 2023.
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The July Twin Cities Immigration Forum has information about the City of Minneapolis Renter’s Rights campaign and other city updates, immigration news, Drivers License for All updates, upcoming community events and more.
A
This
forum
is
a
monthly
Forum
co-hosted
by
the
City
of
Minneapolis
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
and
the
city
of
Saint
Paul,
immigrant
and
Refugee
program
to
share
information
about
immigration
updates
and
topics
of
interest
to
an
immigrant
and
Refugee
audience
and
immigrant
refugees
serving
Community.
Again.
My
name
is
Michelle
Rivero
I'm,
the
director
of
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
I
will
turn
it
to
my
counterpart
in
Saint
Paul,
to
introduce
himself
to
the
group.
A
Super
and
I
know
edmundo
is
off-site
today,
so
not
visible.
At
least
at
this
moment
we
have
a
lot
of
ground
to
cover,
and
hopefully
you
have
some
updates
that
you'd
like
to
share
with
the
group
as
well.
Please
know
that
these
forums
are
recorded
and
the
recordings
are
available
on
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
webpage
at
oira
Minneapolis.
A
So
our
agenda
includes
a
quick
overview
on
new
programs
and
projects
and
then
we'll
turn
it
over
to
the
City
of
Minneapolis
regulatory
services
department
for
some
information
on
a
new
renters
right,
Rights
Campaign
we'll
also
share
information
about
immigration.
Related
developments
driver's
license
for
all
updates.
A
Invite
you
to
share
Community
updates
and
events,
will
provide
some
additional
further
reading
and
viewing
and
identify
ways
that
you
can
stay
in
touch
and
the
date
of
our
next
meeting
as
far
as
new
programs
and
projects
are
considered.
One
thing
that
we're
very
excited
about
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
is
the
initiation
of
the
new
American
Loan
program.
A
Last
month
we
celebrated
immigrant
Heritage
Month
World
Refugee
day
and
Caribbean
American
heritage
month
and
in
conjunction
with
those
celebrations,
the
city
rolled
out
a
new
American
Loan
program
to
assist
individuals
who
are
interested
in
and
qualified
for,
applying
for
U.S
citizenship
and
paying
their
immigration
on
filing
fees
for
their
naturalization
applications
to
zero
interest
loan.
There
is
a
75
dollar
fee,
fifty
dollars
of
which
is
reimbursed
upon
successful
discharge
of
the
loan,
and
it's
a
partnership
between
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
Affinity
Plus
Credit
Union,
some
of
you
on
this
meeting
today.
A
A
We
will
be
hosting
a
citizenship
fair,
this
Saturday
on
June
15th
at
Neighborhood
House
in
St
Paul,
and
you
can
learn
more
about
the
Loan
program
as
well
as
learning
more
about
applying
for
U.S
citizenship
at
the
citizenship,
fair
in
St
Paul,
at
Neighborhood
House
from
10
o'clock
to
noon.
This
coming
Saturday
I
also
wanted
to
share
information
about
Contracting
opportunities
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
and
also
who
wanted
to
share
my
screen
for
a
second,
so
that
people
can
see
the
procurement
process,
and
this
may
take
a
hot
minute.
A
We
wanted
to
take
just
a
couple
of
minutes
to
share
the
websites
where
you
can
learn
more
about
how
to
become
an
e-supplier,
how
to
contract
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
how
to
view
RFP
opportunities
requests
for
proposals
and
bids
in
order
to
be
able
to
contract
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis
to
provide
services.
So,
let's
see
if
this
is
successful,
yes
I
think
it
will
be.
A
A
You
can
see
current
Contracting
opportunities
and
you
can
also
sign
up
for
email
updates
right
here
on
rfps
and
bids
and
again,
one
of
the
reasons
why
we're
sharing
this
information
today
is
I,
hear
somebody's
background
noise.
If
you
wouldn't
mind
meeting
yourself,
thank
you
so
much
appreciate
it,
and
also,
if
you're,
seeing
additional
people
hop
on
as
I'm
moving
through
these
screens,
please
feel
free
to
let
them
in
so
that
people
aren't
just
waiting
in
the
waiting
room
but
anyway
back
to
procurement.
A
The
reason
why
I
think
it's
important
for
people
to
have
this
information
is
because
there
are
so
many
requests
for
proposal
opportunities
coming
out.
In
fact,
through
the
neighborhood
and
community
relations
department,
where
the
office
of
immigrant
Refugee
Affairs
is
located,
there
is
a
current
RFP
opportunity
and
there
will
be
an
immigration
Legal
Services
RFP
opportunity
coming
out
soon,
so
more
information
to
come
there.
If
people
have
questions
about
this
website
or
would
like
to
learn
more,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out.
A
There's
also
contact
information
on
the
website
itself,
where
you
can
connect
with
procurements
directly,
let's
see
and
I'm,
seeing
more
people
joining,
which
is
awesome,
so
just
letting
people
in
and
I
will
stop
sharing.
My
screen
and
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
the
Renters
Rights
Campaign,
so
I
know
we
have
a
couple
of
individuals,
one
or
two
individuals
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis
regulatory
services
department.
So
I
will
invite
you
to
take
the
mic
and
share
some
information
about
this
campaign
with
the
group.
C
C
D
A
C
C
So
the
goal
is
primarily
to
raise
awareness
about
renting
rights
and
to
raise
awareness
around
what
the
city
has
as
far
as
resources
and
opportunities
for
engagement.
So
there
are
housing
Liaisons
within
the
city
that
are
their
their
sole
job,
is
just
to
support
renters
in
Minneapolis
and
make
sure
that
they're
not
facing
eviction,
or
you
know
in
a
situation
typically
involved
with
code
enforcement
where
they're
having
to
relocate.
C
So
they
are
kind
of
the
the
bridge
that
help
people
find
resources.
They
also
work
with
homeowners
that
maybe
aren't
able
to
maintain
their
property,
so
they
work
with
a
number
of
organizations
and
they're
extremely
resourceful.
So
those
are
just
examples
of
kind
of
what
we
have
to
offer
and
then
on
the
website.
We've
updated
a
lot
of
the
information
specifically
for
renters.
So
again
to
back
up.
C
C
The
other
kind
of
factoid
that
we've
been
using
as
part
of
this
campaign
is
that
more
than
half
of
the
residents
of
Minneapolis
rent
their
homes
now
so
that's
been
a
shift
in
the
last
10
years,
and
so
we're
really
wanting
to
Center
renters,
as
a
group
which
is,
you
know,
has
its
challenges
because
historically
that's
not
how
the
city
looks
at
it's.
Constituents
right,
property
owners
and
taxpayers
are
kind
of
the
focus.
C
So
these
are
the
policies
that
are
there's
information
on
the
website
about
each
of
these
again,
a
lot
of
them
were
passed
in
2019,
so
they're
not
brand
new,
but
they
are
specific
to
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
There's
certain
limits
on
render
screening
as
well
as
how
much
you
can
charge
for
security
deposits
and
then
there's
a
pre-eviction
filing
notice
that
residents
have
the
right
to
and
I
believe
that's
a
14-day
notice,
so
the
others
are
a
little
bit
less
common.
C
Although
repairs
is
a
combination.
So
all
of
these
there's
more
information
on
the
website,
but
this
is
just
to
give
you
some
kind
of
background
as
to
why
why
the
city
is
is
doing
this
campaign.
So,
like
I
mentioned,
there's
the
website,
it's
just
the
Minneapolis
website,
slash
renter
Dash
rights
and
then
we
just
launched
renders
quarterly
newsletter.
It
is
currently
only
in
English,
but
we
plan
to
work
with
NCR
to
get
that
translated.
You
know
for
future
editions
and
then
there's
also
videos
in
multiple
languages
on
the
website.
C
So
you
may
or
may
not
have
seen,
there's
ads
up
in
metro,
transit,
buses
and
shelters
and
just
additional
information
kind
of
all
over
the
city.
So,
like
I
said
open
streets
will
be
there.
We
are
planning
up
for
planning
for
more
events
in
this
fall
in
the
fall
and,
if
there's
other
opportunities,
you
know
our
team
is
open
and
available
to
doing
more
Outreach
and
engagement
if
it
if
it
would
be
helpful,
but
I
would
encourage
people
to
check
out
our
website
for
the
bulk
of
the
resources
we
have
to
offer.
C
A
That's
fantastic!
Thank
you,
so
much
Julie
and
I
did
put
some
of
those
links
in
the
chat
as
well.
I.
Imagine
that
people
find
it
very
useful
if
you
don't
mind,
sharing
your
contact
information
in
the
chat
also,
and
if
that
PowerPoint
is
available
to
share
with
the
group,
please
do
forward
it
on
this
is
a
nice
PowerPoint
very
clear
and
good
points
of
contact
thanks
also
for
sharing
information
about
multilingual
support,
as
people
are
thinking.
A
If
there
are
any
questions
that
people
have
for
Julie,
please
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand
or
put
it
in
the
chat
or
just
shout
it
out,
but
I'm
very
grateful
for
this
campaign
and
look
forward
to
ensuring
that
people
have
access
to
this
information,
regardless
of
what
country
they
come
from.
Regardless
of
what
language
they
speak.
C
I
did
used
to
work
at
home
line
so
I'm
familiar
with
all
the
legal
resources,
but
I
will
also
say
that,
since
we're
doing
this
campaign,
that
means
that
we
have
funds
available.
So
if
there
are
ideas
around
events
that
we
could
potentially
host
or
support
someone
else,
you
know
I
think
that
would
also
work
Under,
the
Umbrella
of
this
project,
so
we're
doing
a
few
events
with
NCR
and
different
cultural
communities
plan
for
mostly
this
fall.
A
Fantastic,
wonderful
and
Julie,
when
you
say
NCR,
that's
neighborhood
and
community
relations,
which
is
a
department
where
oyura
the
office
of
immigrant
Refugee
Affairs
is
housed
and
there
are
a
number
of
cultural,
Community
Specialists,
as
well
as
neighborhood
specialists,
including
individuals
that
do
Outreach
with
the
city's
different
cultural
communities.
So
and
thank
you
so
much
Mary
for
sharing
additional
information
on
legal
resources.
I
appreciate
that
that
information
is
available
in
multiple
languages
too,
and
Mundo
you're
visible.
C
A
A
A
All
right
well,
thank
you
again.
Julie
from
the
Department
of
regulatory
Services,
City
of
Minneapolis
really
appreciate
you
hopping
on
you're,
welcome
to
come
back
anytime
and
share
more
updates.
If
you
have
them
and
with
that
we'll
transition
to
immigration
related
developments-
and
there
are
a
few
that
people
may
have
read
about
in
the
paper
or
online
and
edmundo.
How
would
you
like
to
do?
Would
you
like
to
take
the
first
few
and
then
and
then
transition
over,
or
would
you
like
me
to
start
and
then
you
take
over.
B
Sure
there
is
the
Supreme
Court's
been
pretty
active
in
the
immigration
area
in
the
last
month
or
so,
and
we
started
off
learning
immigration
developments
with
the
screen.
Supreme
Court
decision
I
was
issued
on
June
23rd
of
this
year,
where
the
Supreme
Court
held
by
an
eight
to
one
decision
that
states
do
not
have
the
authority,
the
talent
executive
branch
authority
to
establish
enforcement
priorities,
and
this
came
out
of
the
Biden
Administration
in
I
believe
September
of
2021
Homeland
Security
secretary
mayorkas.
B
Issued
a
policy
directive
on
on
enforcing
immigration
laws
and
that
there
was
going
to
be
a
focus
on
basically
people
who
violated
have
criminal
convictions
and
we're
not
going
to
focus
necessarily
just
on
people
who
are
here
undocumented
and
the
state
of
Texas
and
I
believe
Louisiana
and
about
18.
Other
Republican
states
challenged
that
decision
in
the
federal
district
court
in
Texas
and
the
and
the
ruled
in
the
favor
of
the
states
and
prevented
the
the
Biden
Administration
from
going
forward
with
that
discretionary
enforcement
policy.
B
B
Means
for
us
locally
is
that
there
is
a
lot
of
leeway
being
given
to
people
who
are
here
who,
in
removal
proceedings
and
didn't,
have
criminal
convictions,
weren't
necessarily
a
threat
to
the
security
of
the
United,
States
or
I
didn't
have
any
kind
of
terroristic.
You
know
terrorist
threat,
so
those
folks
were
able
to
continue
with
their
removal
cases
or
have
them
administratively
closed
and-
and
there
was
going
to
be
a
much
more
of
a
focus
on
enforcement
and
Detention
of
of
people
with
criminal
convictions.
B
The
USCIS
has
been
putting
in
several
announcements
and
information
regarding
a
new
naturalization
test
and
they
were
going
to
be
actually
doing
a
trial
test
between
June
and
September
of
this
year,
and
the
trial
test
was
going
to
take
a
look
at
the
English
language
requirements
of
the
test
and
how
that
was
how
English
proficiency
is
being
tested
and
also
we're
going
to
look
at
the
multiple
choice.
Questions
on
the
sixth
portion
of
the
exam
to
see.
If
they
could
improve
it.
B
They
asked
for
volunteer
organizations
that
would
be
willing
to
implement
the
test
to
some
of
their
citizenship,
students,
170
organizations
volunteered
as
of
May
10th,
and
they
were
continuing
to
accept
volunteer
organizations
up
till
May
31st
they're.
In
the
midst
of
the
test.
Right
now,
and
we
have
not
we'll
be
hearing.
A
Program,
yeah
you'll
need
to
you'll
need
to
mute.
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Edmundo,
so
just
wanted
to
share
another
tiny
piece
of
information
with
regard
to
the
citizenship,
citizenship
test
and
the
pilot
process
for
making
potential
changes.
People
have
reached
out
perhaps
to
some
of
you
and
your
organizations
as
well
expressing
concern
and
I
think
it's
important
for
people
to
understand
that
there
are
no
changes
taking
effect
now
and
where
to
go,
to
learn
about
when
any
changes
would
take
effect.
A
So
I've
put
a
news
article
in
the
chat
and
also
have
included
the
USCIS
webpage,
which
indicates
where
updates
to
the
citizenship
test
will
be
posted.
It
does
feel
like
this
is
a
longer
engagement
process
before
implementation
of
changes
with
opportunities
to
weigh
in
so
just
to
alleviate
concerns
that
people
may
have
on
around
whether
changes
are
imminent
or
not
there.
There
is
a
place
where
people
can
go
to
to
obtain
information
and
learn
when
changes
may
take
it
back,
so
that
website
would
be
helpful
as
a
location
to
visit.
D
A
For
citizens
of
Columbia,
El,
Salvador
and
Guatemala,
who
have
family
members
in
the
United
States,
who
are
U.S
citizens
or
U.S
permanent
residents,
these
individuals,
these
these
people
who
are
related
to
U.S
citizens
or
permanent
residents
who
are
in
Colombia
El,
Salvador,
Guatemala
and
Honduras,
may
be
considered
for
parole
on
a
case-by-case
basis
for
a
period
of
up
to
three
years,
while
they
wait
to
apply
to
become
permanent
residents.
So
Nationals
of
Colombia,
El,
Salvador,
Guatemala
and
Honduras
were
beneficiaries
of
an
approved.
A
In
terms
of
the
individuals
who
are
able
to
assist
people
with
this
process,
more
information
will
be
forthcoming,
but
a
and
I
don't
want
to
speak
out
of
term,
but
I
believe
it
is
certain
nonprofit
organizations
that
are
qualified
to
provide
assistance
for
individuals
seeking
parole
into
this
process.
So
we'll
share
more
information
as
we
have
it,
but
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware
of
this
new
pathway.
A
If
there
are
any
questions
or
comments
around
any
of
these
immigration
developments,
please
feel
free
to
put
your
question
or
comment
into
the
chat
or
raise
your
hand
of
a
couple
more
here.
The
Department
of
Homeland
Security
on
June
20th
has
also
posted
Federal
Register
notices,
extending
TPS
temporary
protected
status
for
individuals
from
El,
Salvador,
Honduras,
Nepal
and
Nicaragua
for
18
months,
and
that
is
for
individuals
who
are
already
in
the
United
States
and
have
been
maintaining
temporary
protected
status.
A
F
B
It
yeah
I'm
sure
if
people
are
below
150
of
the
poverty
guidelines,
they
can
do
that.
You
know
they
can
look
at
the
size
of
the
family
and
how
much
family
income
there
is.
If
they're
150
of
the
poverty
guidelines
are
below,
they
would
qualify
for
a
fee
waiver
complete
fee
waiver
from
the
USCIS.
If
they
are
more
than
150
percent
but
less
than
two
up
to
200
percent
of
the
poverty
guidelines,
they
can
get
a
partial
fee
waiver.
B
So
this
loan
was
intended
to
cover
people
who
are
over
the
200
percent
of
the
poverty
guidelines.
But
you
know:
didn't
have
the
money
themselves
to
to
pay
for
the
filing
fee
up
front,
which
is
100
or
725
dollars
at
the
moment.
So
the
the
loan
is
intended
to
cover
that
the
people
in
that
Gap
and
most
of
them
will
qualify
for
the
loan.
You
know
they
will
do
kind
of
a
kind
of
a
shorter.
B
You
know
income,
verification
and
those
kinds
of
things,
but
people
should
be
able
to
qualify
because
the
way
the
loan
works
is
each
City
put
up
a
a
small
loan
loss,
Reserve
fund
of
like
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
and
in
essence,
the
cities
are
backing
the
loan
so
that,
if
someone
defaults,
the
the
credit
union
could
go
and
and
recover
the
loss
from
that
fund.
That
cities
have
placed.
However,
you
know
in
when
we
were
researching
all
this,
we
did.
B
A
Wonderful,
thank
you.
Edmundo
and
I
have
put
some
information
about
The
Loan
program
into
the
chat
and
I
see
a
follow-up
question
about
explaining
what
parole
means
so,
generally
speaking,
parole
is
an
authorization
from
the
federal
government
for
an
individual
to
temporarily
enter
the
United
States.
It
is
not
an
immigration
classification
like
Refugee
status
like
each
one,
be
like
an
F1
student
status.
A
B
B
A
Yep
and
if
there's
anyone
else
who
may
want
to
share
information
regarding
parole
or
the
recently
issued,
and
now
the
recently
issued
announcement
relating
to
Colombians
and
others
outside
the
United
States,
please
feel
free
to
share.
Otherwise
our
next
topic
will
be
driver's
license
for
all
updates.
A
There
are
a
number
of
individuals
and
organizations
that
are
hosting
informational
events
to
help
people
understand
the
law
understand
how
to
be
prepared,
including
how
to
prepare
for
the
written
and
the
driving
test
so
as
to
be
ready
by
October
1st.
One
of
those
events
is
taking
place
in
Richfield
this
Saturday
July
15th
from
10
a.m,
to
noon
that
is
hosted
by
unidos,
Minnesota
and
I'm,
going
to
do
my
best
to
put
this
flyer
into
the
chat,
and
perhaps
you
can
tell
me
if
I'm
successful
in
doing
so.
A
This
Saturday
July
15th
from
10
a.m.
To
noon
yes,
great
amidos
in
partnership
with
other
organizations
identified
in
this
flyer
will
be
hosting
an
informational
event.
Also
just
want
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware
of
the
frequently
asked
questions
page
on
the
Immigrant
Law
Center
of
Minnesota
website,
as
they
continue
to
add
languages,
providing
basic
information
about
the
driver's
license
for
all
law.
What
it
means
and
additional
information.
A
They
do
keep
adding
events
all
the
time
so
worthwhile
to
check
back
in
any
other
updates
that
people
who
are
in
this
group
may
want
to
share
regarding
driver's
licenses.
I
know
that
edmundo
and
I
were
in
a
meeting
yesterday
where
St
Paul,
Public
Schools
representative
shared
another
resource
where
people
could
practice
with
a
written
test
and
I'm
going
to
try
and
plug
that
one
in
the
chat
Edmond
or
if
that
was
one
thing
that
you
wanted
to
share
I'm
going
to
try
and
find
that
link
right
now.
A
B
Go
through
our
libraries
actually
through
all
my
all.
Libraries
in
Minnesota
have
access
to
this
program,
but
I
don't
know
if
all
are
utilizing
it,
but
it's
basically
a
a
computer
app
where
people
can
take
practice
written
tests
and
also
get
a
lot
of
information
about
the
the
actual
driving
test
itself
and
also
can
access
the
manual.
The
program
is
available
in
English,
Spanish
and
Russian.
B
At
the
moment,
I
know
that
St
Paul
libraries
have
made
some
inquiries
with
the
third
party
software
development
development
company
to
see
if
we
they
can
get
additional
languages
added
to
to
this
software
program,
it
is
available
through
libraries.
Also
Michelle
has
put,
can
put
it.
So
can
you
put
in
the
the
link
to
Adriana
resource
page?
You
can
access
Adriana's
Resource
page
through
the
link
and
on
the
one
of
the
resources
is
the
driving
test.
B
A
Awesome,
so
that's
our
deal
for
all
update
for
today.
I
know
that
our
next
topic
is
community
updates,
and
if,
if
Bethany
is
yes,
you
I
know
Bethany,
you
had
some
information
that
you
wanted
to
share
and
also
invite
people
to
think
about.
If
you
have
updates
that
you
may
want
to
share
with
the
group
I'm
also
going
to
plug
in
some
stuff
by
email,
just
in
case
we
hit
430
so
that
you
have
the
information.
So
Bethany
turn
the
mic
over
to
you
and
thank
you.
A
Perfect,
thank
you
so
much
Bethany.
If
there
are
any
questions
that
people
have,
please
feel
free
to
ask
raise
your
hand.
You
do
have
Bethany's
contact
information,
so
can
reach
out
directly
and
really
appreciate
the
information
that
you've
shared,
including
that
Collective
impact
working
group
link.
I,
know
that
I
found
that
even
just
a
cursory
skimming
very
useful
I
have
also
included
a
bunch
of
updates
regarding
events
that
are
taking
place
in
community
and
if
there
are
questions
for
Bethany
or
other
updates
that
you
know
you
want
to.
C
A
Please
take
a
moment
and
share
your
update
now,
in
addition
to
the
events
that
I
just
put
in
the
chat.
There
are
a
couple
of
legal
service
events.
There
is
one
that's
taking
place
on
August,
20th
and
I'm.
Just
sharing
during
the
flyer.
I
will
share
this
by
email
afterwards,
but
was
not
able
to
put
this
one
into
the
chat.
A
It's
a
second
Annual
Festival
of
Rights
taking
place
in
Saint
Paul
on
Sunday
August
20th,
a
resource
fair
from
one
to
five
and
Community
picnic
from
47
at
beautiful
lingerette,
on
Streaker
Avenue
in
St,
Paul,
that's
August,
20th,
and
then
on
August
15th.
There
is
another
event
focused
on
naturalization:
it's
a
partnership
between
Hennepin
County,
Office
of
Multicultural
services
and
mid
Minnesota
legal
aid,
and
there
are
multiple
ways
to
indicate
your
interest
in
participating
in
the
event
again.
A
Citizenship
Fair
on
August,
15th
and
I
will
put
information
about
that
one
into
the
chat,
including
on
how
you
can
register
to
attend
that
citizenship
friend,
August
15th
and
don't
forget.
The
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
city
of
St
Paul
are
hosting
a
citizenship
of
immigration,
fair,
this
Saturday
from
10
o'clock
to
noon
at
Neighborhood
House
in
St
Paul,
we'll
have
interpreters,
available
information
about
the
new
American
Loan
program,
a
presentation
on
on
the
benefits
of
obtaining
U.S
citizenship
and
more
so,
please
do
join
us.
A
F
Well,
I
hate
to
do
this,
but
I'm
gonna
go
back
again.
I
asked
the
same
question
yesterday,
but
it
is
just
really
I'm.
Looking
anyone
probably
pressing
right
here
where
I
mean
if
we
have
something
like
like
a
list
of
information
of
people
that
can
help
new
arrivals
at
least
answer
questions
about
their
situations
and
I,
just
gonna
elaborate
a
little
bit
more.
F
F
Don't
know
if
he
was
able
to
articulate
that
she
was
just
needing
some
help
to
see
what
should
we
preach
she
needed
to
get
prepared
in
order
to
that
appointment
that
she
have
on
the
20th,
so
I
mean
I
will
just
at
least
just
have
like
a
list
or
or
or
like
I.
I
would
say,
like
a
directory
of
with
contact
information
of
individuals
that
can
assist.
F
They
can
probably
call
one
of
two
or
three
and
at
least
be
able
to
get
to
an
answer,
and
that's
that
that's
just
I
mean
there
is
not
something
like
that:
I
just
wonder.
Who
will
take
an
a
task
to
create
something
like
that
and
and
I
think
I
mentioned
to
you
Michelle.
We
have
like
the
book
of
the
street,
which
I
use
all
the
time
with
you
know
when
I
encounter
homeless
people
and
so
on.
A
A
I'm
going
to
pause,
there
may
want
to
share
more
information
about
the
reality
realities
of
immigration,
legal
services,
but
will
also
share
what
was
communicated
at
a
recent
meeting,
which
is
that
the
state
legislature
has
allocated
millions
of
dollars
worth
of
funding,
which
is
anticipated
to
support
efforts
to
ensure
that
people
have
access
to
legal
representation
as
well
as
wraparound
services.
So
there
is
more
to
come
and
it's
very
encouraging
that
additional
economic
resources
are
being
put
into
this
area
where
there
is
significant,
significant
need,
and
so
there's
there's
reason
for
optimism.
A
Nevertheless,
the
reality
is
that
people
have
needs
right
now
and
how
do
we
address
those
needs?
One
of
the
ways
in
which
we're
doing
so
is
ensuring
that
there
are
in-person
events
where
people
can
actually
speak
with
immigration
attorneys
and
have
more
of
an
understanding
of
what
the
next
steps
are
in
their
cases
and
justo.
F
B
Also,
there
is,
there
is
a
resource
list
that
was
put
together
by
the
volunteer
lawyers.
Network
and
I
know
that
Michelle
and
I
both
have
circulated
that
that
resource
list
all
all
at
every
event
we're
at
and
as
often
as
possible.
But
you
you
will
note
that
the
the
search
providers
on
that
list
really
are
at
capacity
and
as
new
funding
becomes
available
and
and
new
resources
are
being
developed.
B
B
A
But
some
of
the
legal
service
organizations
are
listed
in
the
link
that
I
just
put
in
the
chat
so
last
items
that
I
want
to
make
sure
to
share
our
next
Twin
Cities
Immigration
Form
will
be
Thursday,
August
10th
from
4
30
to
6
and
wound
and
I,
also
co-facilitate,
a
welcoming
Twin
Cities
meeting
to
address
topics
relating
to
newcomers
to
the
Twin
Cities
area.
That
is
a
workspace
to
help
identify
and
resource
needs
and
and
opportunities
relating
to
newcomers.
Our
next
meeting
I
think
will
be
on
August
6th.
A
Please
visit
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
events.
Calendar
where
all
events
are
listed
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
know
that
this
Sunday
there
is
a
sister
cities
celebration
taking
place
in
Minneapolis,
we'll
share
information
about
that
as
well.
So
I
think
that's
all
that
we
had,
if
there's
anything
else,
that
people
want
to
share
for
the
three
minutes
that
we
have
left.
Please
feel
free
to
take
the
mic
and
take
the
floor.
A
A
It
sounds
like
people
are
happy
to
rap
early
today,
so
I'm
just
sharing
the
events
page
here
in
the
chat
for
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs,
and
look
forward
to
seeing
you
all
next
month,
if
not
this
weekend
or
before.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
spending
the
last
hour
or
so
with
us
and
hope
you
have
a
wonderful
afternoon.