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Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc.
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Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc. (DMRS) is the largest full-service immigration legal aid clinic to serve low-income immigrants and refugees residing in West Texas and New Mexico.
Counties served: | Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Ward, Winkler |
Detention Facilities Served: | Otero County Processing Center (NM), El Paso Processing Center (TX) |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: | Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services |
Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: | English, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 9 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 4 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 9 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 31 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Catherine
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Administrative Information
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Last contact date: | January 15, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 1/15/13: updated 3/28/14: tickler 2/13/15: tickler 4/7/16: tickler 15 Jan 2018: tickler |
IAN Members? | No |