The following is a list of resources and contacts related to immigration advocacy in the Las Cruces-El Paso Area.
LEGAL RESOURCES
ACLU of New Mexico (civil rights lawsuits related to immigration):
https://www.aclu-nm.org/
Main Office
P.O. Box 566, Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: (505) 266-5915
Fax: (505) 266-5916
Email: info(AT)aclu-nm(DOT)org
Regional Center for Border Rights
1300 El Paseo, Suite G, Box 148, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Tel: (575) 527-0664
Fax: (575) 527-0111
Office of Federal Public Defender (Las Cruces)
District of New Mexico
506 S. Main, Suite 400
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: (575) 527-6930 Toll Free: 855-527-6930
https://nm.fd.org/content/las-cruces-branch-office
Catholic Charities of Southern NM:
Immigration Legal Services:
2215 S. Main St., Suite B, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Phone: 575-527-0500
Fax: 575-526-9626
https://catholiccharitiesdlc.org/immigration_legal_services/
Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services:
2400A East Yandell Drive, El Paso, Texas 79903
Phone: (915) 532-3975 Fax: (915) 532-4071
www.dmrs-ep.org/
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center:
las-americas.org/
1500 East Yandell Drive, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone: (915) 544-5126
Fax: (915) 544-4041
Email: administrator(AT)las-americas(DOT)org
Santa Fe Dreamer’s Project (in El Paso through Staff Attorney Hector Ruiz):
http://www.santafedreamersproject.org/
1302 Osage Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 490-2789
Mailing:
PO Box 8009, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Email: info(AT)santafedreamersproject(DOT)org
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid:
http://www.trla.org/
301 South Texas Avenue, Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone: (956) 447-4800
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center:
Email: info(AT)nmilc(DOT)org
https://nmilc.org/
Albuquerque Office
625 Silver Ave. SW, Suite 410, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Mailing:
PO Box 7040, Albuquerque, NM 87194
Phone: (505) 247-1023
Fax: (505) 633-8056
Santa Fe Office
645 Webber St, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Mailing:
PO Box 7040, Albuquerque, NM 87194
Phone: (505) 217-1942
Fax: (505) 633-8056
Southwest Asylum & Migration Institute (SAMI) of Las Cruces (Lo bono services):
Mailing address:
1816 Anita Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Nancy Oretskin, J.D.:
(575) 644-3992
noretski(AT)ad.nmsu(DOT)edu
Para español:
Doris Rios
(575) 640-9193
riosd(AT)nmsu(DOT)edu
National Immigration Legal Services Directory:
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/
PROGRAMS OF LEGAL STUDY
Pre-law program at NMSU:
https://deptofgov.nmsu.edu/academic-programs/pre-law/
DACC Paralegal Studies Program:
https://dacc.nmsu.edu/pls/
Phone: (575) 527-764
University of New Mexico School of Law:
lawschool.unm.edu/
Phone: 505-277-2146
Fax: 505-277-9958
ORGANIZING/SOCIAL JUSTICE
Comunidades en Accion y Fe (CAFé):
organizenm.org/
420 W. Griggs Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Email: director(AT)organizenm(DOT)org
Hope Border Institute:
https://www.hopeborder.org/
499 St. Matthews St., El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: 915-872-8400 ext. 200
Email: info(AT)hopeborder(DOT)org
Justice For All (JFA):
https://www.facebook.com/JFAAffinityGroup/
Meetings at 6:15pm every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at:
350 El Molino Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Email: Jfaagroup(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Las Cruces Quakers:
http://lascrucesquakers.org/
622 North Mesquite, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: 575-522-4180
Border Network for Human Rights:
http://bnhr.org/
2115 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX 79930
To become a member, contact:
Claudia Diaz, BNHR Organizing Director
Phone: (915) 282-7211
Email: cdiaz(AT)bnhr(DOT)org
LEGISLATION
Dignity Not Detention for NM (HB624 Rubio-Maestas New Mexico Immigration Detention Facilities Act): http://dignity.chihuahuan.org
HOSPITALITY (SHELTER/FOOD/DONATIONS)
Annunciation House (El Paso):
1003 E San Antonio Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: (915) 545-4509
https://annunciationhouse.org/
Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces (churches marked with *):
1280 Med Park Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005-3239
Phone: 575-523-7577
Fax: 575-524-3874
Email: pastoralcenter(AT)rcdlc(DOT)org
https://rcdlc.org/
To volunteer for Project Oaktree, a hospitality program through a network of churches, visit:
https://rcdlc.org/volunteer
*Our Lady of Purification Church
https://catholicmasstime.org/church/our-lady-of-purification/12269/
5525 Cristo Rey St, Doña Ana, NM 88032
Phone: (575) 526-2114
Email: ourladyofpurificationchurch@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourladyofpurification/
*St Genevieve:
100 S. Espina, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Office Phone:(575) 524-9649 | Parish Hall: (575) 523-0974 | Fax: (575) 524-3263
Email: sgcchurch(AT)qwestoffice(DOT)net
http://www.stgen.info/httpdocs/
*Holy Cross Retreat Center:
600 Holy Cross Rd., Mesilla Park, NM 88047
Phone: 575-524-3688
http://holycrossretreat.org/
*Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral:
1240 S Espina St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: 575-524-8563
Fax: 575-523-2252
Email: office(AT)ihmcathedral(DOT)com
https://ihmcathedral.com/
*Our Lady of Health:
1178 N. Mesquite, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: (575) 526-9545
Email: oloh1178(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.ourladyofhealthchurch.org/
El Calvario:
300 N Campo St, Las Cruces, NM
Phone: (575) 524-1230
Peace Lutheran:
1701 E. Missouri Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: 575-522-7119
Email: office(AT)peacelutheranlc(DOT)com
https://peacelutheranlc.com/
Sisters of the Assumption (Chaparral, NM):
http://www.assumptionsisters.org/
Religious of the Assumption
300-2 McCombs Road
PMB #43
Chaparral, NM 88081
Phone: (575) 824-2850
Email: rachaparral(AT)juno(DOT)com
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church (Anthony, NM):
224 Lincoln Street, Anthony, New Mexico 88021
Phone: (575)-882-2239
Email: stanthonysnm(AT)gmail(DOT)com
https://saintanthonysnm.org/
First Christian Church (members collect clothing, supplies and volunteer at El Calvario and offer their homes to immigrants):
1809 El Paseo Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: (575) 524-3245
Email: office(AT)fcclc(DOT)org
https://www.fcclc.org/
Heart for the World Church (new hospitality program will be opening March 1, 2019):
1605 S. Valley Dr., Las Cruces, NM 88005
Office: (575) 523-1113
Care Line: (575) 997-7394
Email: info(AT)hftwchurch(DOT)org
For hospitality, contact Barbara Searle Kim: 575-405-9128.
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE/OTHER SERVICES
Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) in the Chihuahuan Desert:
http://avid.chihuahuan.org/
P.O. Box 13501, Las Cruces, NM 88013
Email: avid(AT)chihuahuan(DOT)org
Colonias Development Council (helps immigrants become naturalized):
1050 Monte Vista, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
Phone: (575) 647-2744
www.colonias.org
Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee:
Phone: (915) 229-6086
Email: dmscelpaso(AT)gmail(DOT)com
https://dmscelpaso.wixsite.com/dmscelpaso/
NMSU College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) – resources for migrant family students:
Phone: (575)646-5081
Fax: (575) 646-3889
Email: camp(AT)nmsu(DOT)edu
Physical Address:
Milton Hall, Room 16
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
https://camp.nmsu.edu/
Mailing Address:
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
MSC IDS, PO Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Fronterizo Fianza Fund (community bond fund):
Phone: (915) 229-6086
Email: FianzaFund(AT)gmail(DOT)com
https://www.fianzafund.org/home.html.
Border and Immigration Scholars
Dr. Neil Harvey from NMSU (specializes in immigration history and border issues):
https://deptofgov.nmsu.edu/faculty-profiles/harvey/