Minnesota’s anti-ICE protests are funded by a number of labor unions including AFSCME Local 3800, SEIU Local 26, and the Minnesota AFL-CIO; faith-based groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota, Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH, and the Legal Rights Center; and activist organizations such as Indivisible Twin Cities and groups linked to the Headwaters Foundation for Justice.
These organizations provide material support, legal services, bail funds, and organizing infrastructure. Several have received federal or state government funding for operational or program-specific purposes. Government grants are awarded for legitimate, approved uses such as operational costs, including maintaining offices and paying staff; program-specific work, including refugee legal aid, crime-prevention programs, and security upgrades for mosques; and security purposes, such as protecting buildings from hate crimes. Unions may also receive government workforce grants to support apprenticeship and training programs.
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