Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) in the Chihuahuan Desert is focused on ending isolation by visiting and writing to individuals held in immigration detention facilities that are located in the general vicinity of El Paso, TX. In addition to these activities, we engage more broadly in advocacy work related to ending immigration detention. Our volunteers are located in Las Cruces and Chaparral, NM as well as El Paso, TX. We presently visit or write to individuals who are held at one of three local facilities:
- Otero County Processing Center (OCPC)
- El Paso Service Processing Center (EPSPC)
- West Texas Detention Center (WTDF).
If you or someone you know is detained at one of these facilities and is seeking a visitor or pen pal, please contact us by either using the form below or writing directly to:
AVID
P.O. Box 13501
Las Cruces, NM 88013