Resources: Provide or Receive Support in Minnesota
- Contribute to or receive mutual aid in Minnesota through the Community Aid Network. Email communityaidnetworkmn@gmail.com to receive household goods and food distributions. Donate on their website or via Venmo with the username @CANMN
- The Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota is offering financial assistance for household and living expenses including rent and food to households in Minnesota (or surrounding states within 25 miles of Minnesota) who have at least one person with Down Syndrome living in their home. Submit the Emergency Financial Assistance Program Request Form.
- Minnesota Disability Bar Association offered a number of resources in its January newsletter MDisBA Newsletter Association January 2026
- Minnesota Monthly has curated a mega-list of additional resources, which includes grassroots organizations and nonprofits that are supporting local neighborhoods in Minnesota dealing with unrest by distributing food and supplies, providing legal aid, and more.
Resources for Everyone
- ASL resource from Deaf Equality: What Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Need to Know About ICE
- ASL resource from National Association of the Deaf: Know Your Rights – Effective Communication in ICE Interactions
- National Immigrant Justice Center: Know Your Rights If You Encounter ICE
- NAMI of MN: Self-Care and Mindfulness During Times of Fear and Uncertainty in Minnesota
- Minnesota Neurodivergent Education, Advocacy, and Therapy Services (MnNEAT) Rapid ICE-Related Safety Resources | MnNEAT
- Disability Rights California Disability_Accommodations_Card when interacting with ICE
Statements by Disability Groups:
- The Autism Society of Minnesota
- Statement by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Facebook Post from Access Living
- The Arc of California
- Facebook Post from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- American Medical Association
- Facebook Post from the American Psychological Association
- Instagram Post from the Dysphagia Outreach Project (includes an offer of direct services and support for people with dysphagia)
- Center on Disability
News Sources for Background Reading:
- Disability Scoop: Children With Disabilities Particularly Vulnerable To Minneapolis ICE Crackdown
- Nonprofit Quarterly: The Danger ICE Poses to the Disability Community
- Vera Institute of Justice: ICE’s Deadly Practice of Abandoning Immigrants with Disabilities and Mental Illnesses on the Street
- MN Access Press: Caught in the crossfire: Minnesota’s fraud war and ICE influx are devastating for those with disabilities
News Sources to Verify AAPD Social Media Post:
- Aliya Rahman: KARE 11 news Minneapolis interview
- Aliya Rahman: Canadian Broadcasting Company
- Maher and Wael Tarabishi: Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Carlos Chalco Chango: The New York Times
- Javier Diaz Santana: NBC 4 Los Angeles