Minnesota lawyers come to immigrants' aid for free
The Associated Press
October 22, 2017 11:12 AM
ST. PAUL, Minn.
Changes in immigration policy are prompting some Minnesota lawyers to pursue immigration cases for free.
Cynthia Anderson is the pro bono director at Lindquist & Vennum, a regional law firm in Minneapolis that has about 140 attorneys working on pro bono cases. She told Minnesota Public Radio that more than 10 percent of the firm's cases in 2016 were immigration-related. She expects that number to rise for this year.
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