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Media Inquiries

If you’re a member of the media, please reach out to learn about our work with New Americans in Minnesota.

Joe Shannon
Marketing & Communications Manager
(651) 377-8618

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Additional Resources

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  • Fact Sheet

    See our impact by the numbers. From arriving to thriving, we have been a pillar of support to New Americans for over 100 years.

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  • World Map

    Our clients arrive in Minnesota
    from around the world. See the home countries represented by IIMN clients.

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  • Impact Graphic

    A colorful graphic of our most recent year’s impact, including workforce development, education, refugee resettlement and citizenship.

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Visual Library

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About the International Institute of Minnesota

Since 1919, the International Institute of Minnesota (IIMN) has delivered critical services and resources to help New Americans transition to their new lives in Minnesota. From language learning and job training to immigration and refugee services, we offer New Americans a pathway for a strong start to a new life. Once stability is achieved, we’re there for next steps, too: from college preparation and career advancement to citizenship support and financial coaching toward home ownership. With over 100 years of experience, IIMN is considered a national leader in creating opportunities for New Americans.

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In the News

  • Media Coverage

    Refugees in Minnesota detained and flown to Texas are released with no way home

    MPR News | At least 100 refugees, who are in the country with legal status, have been arrested, detained and sent to Texas, according to Jane Graupman, executive director of the International Institute of Minnesota.

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  • Media Coverage

    Refugees’ futures remain uncertain as legal battle over Operation PARRIS proceeds

    Sahan Journal | A Minneapolis woman who immigrated legally to the United States and was in the process of acquiring her green card was detained through Operation PARRIS, and spent several days in detention.

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  • Media Coverage

    1A WAMU NPR: The ICE ‘conveyor belt’ in Texas

    1A WAMU NPR | Immigration enforcement is arresting a growing number of refugees and detaining them in Texas. It’s a strategy immigration lawyers call a conveyor belt. The number of children in ICE detention has also grown sixfold under the Trump administration – with most being held in Texas.

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Contact Us

Please reach out if you have additional questions or need more resources from us.

Joe Shannon
Marketing & Communications Manager
(651) 377-8618

 

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