North Star Alliance – Safety, Trust & Respect

We Can Make Minnesota
A Safe Home For All

Now is the time for the Minnesota state legislature to protect our immigrant neighbors, to keep Minnesota working, and to keep our communities safe.

Keep Minnesota Working

Our state is home to over 500,000 non-citizen residents hailing from around the globe. They are our neighbors, friends, family, and coworkers. They work, worship, play, pay taxes, and contribute billions of dollars to Minnesota and federal revenue every year, yet many are subject to arbitrary and prolonged detention, exorbitant bail, or deportation as a result of trivial interactions with local law enforcement. Blurring the lines between law enforcement and immigration enforcement erodes trust between immigrants and police, uproots loved community and family members from their homes, and enables racial profiling. This is not our shared values, and is the opposite of safety. Respecting the dignity of every human being in Minnesota benefits each and every one of us.

The North STAR Alliance

North STAR Alliance works to protect immigrants in the state of Minnesota by prohibiting state and local law enforcement from using state resources for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement. This includes sharing data or accepting federal funds that would require such cooperation. Multiple states, including Illinois, Oregon, Vermont, New York, Colorado, Washington and California have passed similar laws, allowing non-citizen residents to remain and continue to positively contribute to local and state economies without fear of unnecessary harassment or detention.