Business Stabilization Resources & Support

Emergency Relief Funds

• Justice & Liberation Individual Support Fund – https://headwatersfoundation.org/grantmaking/types-of-funding/jl-individual-support-fund/
• Bloomington Business Assistance Grant – https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/bus/small-business-assistance-grant-program
• Minnetonka Emergency Business Fund – https://www.minnetonkamn.gov/business/financing-assistance/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

More Resources from Our Partners

• MN Promise Act: https://www.mnpromiseact.org/
• Elevate Hennepin: https://www.elevatehennepin.org/events-news/announcements/Small-business-resources
• LEDC Minnesota: https://www.ledcmn.org/news/community-resources-for-immigrants/
• Minnesota Attorney General Know Your Rights with ICE: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Publications/KnowYourRightsWithICE.asp
• East Side Area Business Association: https://www.esaba.org/business/immigration-need-to-know
• Monarca Rapid Response: https://archive.ph/MELba
• Immigrant Defense Network: https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/
• Minnesota Attorney General Federal Action: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/

Legal & Community Resources

Disclaimer: WomenVenture does not provide legal advice or immigration services. For any legal or immigration-related questions, please reach out to the trusted organizations listed below.

Organization/Business	What is the resource for?	Contact Info & Link
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM)	Immigration legal support, detainee info	https://www.ilcm.org/ (651) 641-1011
COPAL Minnesota	Business & immigration legal referrals	https://copalmn.org 612-255-3112
Monarca Community – Legal Observer Hotline	Hot Line for ICE Presence: Request Trained Legal Observers: Rapid Response	https://archive.ph/MELba 612-441-2881 (24/7)
Monarca Community – Legal Support Line	Legal support line for guidance	651-372-8642
ACLU	Know Your Rights resources	https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights
Unidos MN	Raid response trainings	https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights
Immigrant Legal Resource Center	Immigration legal resources	https://www.ilrc.org
Immigrant Defense Project	Raid defense & legal info	https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids/
CAIR-MN	Legal aid for detained U.S. citizens	Call/Text 612-206-3360
The Advocates for Human Rights	Bond & rights violation support	https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
MIRAC	General detention referrals	https://miracmn.org
LegalCORPS	Non-litigation business legal aid.	https://legalcorps.org/ 612-206-0780 info@legalcorps.org
Tubman Center	Non-business and non-immigration Legal Resource (ex: assigning custody in case of detained parent(s), assigning a power of attorney in case of detainment)	https://www.tubman.org/get-help/legal-services/legal-clinics.html (612) 870-2426
National Immigration Law Center	Understanding Judicial (allowable for searching person or property) vs Administrative Warrants (does not allow for searching person or property)	https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Subpoenas-Warrants_.pdf

Signage for Small Businesses

Download, print and post the signage below at your place of business! Provided by Monarca Rapid Response Line.

Share your experience:

We’re encouraging business owners to share their experiences through several active surveys that will help inform advocacy and future support efforts.

• For businesses across the state, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has a survey to learn how the current economy is affecting businesses. Take the survey here.
• For businesses in Minneapolis, the City of Minneapolis has a survey on the business impacts of federal immigration enforcement. The survey is available in English, Spanish, and Somali.
• The Latino Economic Development Center is conducting a short survey to understand how current economic conditions are affecting small and medium-sized businesses. Take the survey here.