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Estrella del Paso (formerly Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services)
Estrella del Paso, formerly Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, Inc. (DMRS), is the largest provider of free immigration legal services in West Texas and New Mexico. We provide a comprehensive range of immigration legal services including representation in family-based immigration matters, Citizenship/Naturalization matters, matters related to benefits for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, removal proceedings before the Immigration Courts, and services for adults and unaccompanied immigrant children detained in the local immigration detention centers and shelters. Estrella del Paso has been serving the immigrant community since 1986. From 1986 to 2024, Estrella del Paso provided 614,267 services - more than half a million - to individuals and families in need.

Causes: Advocacy, Migration, Social Justice

Champions for Change

This El Paso Giving Day, Estrella del Paso is raising funds to respond to the urgent and ongoing immigration challenges facing our community. Your support helps us provide free legal representation, community resources, and advocacy for immigrants who are navigating a complex and often overwhelming system. To make it fun and impactful, our dedicated employees have formed fundraising teams—each supporting different causes. We have challenged them to see which team can raise the most in support of our mission!

Here’s how you can help:

• Support a team’s cause by donating through their unique link below.

• Or contribute to our overall mission by selecting the amount of your donation and clicking the orange donate button on the right side of your screen.

Your gift goes further with matching funds for the first $2,500 in donations!

Your gift isn’t just a donation—it’s a message of hope, solidarity, and welcome. Together, we can ensure that families stay together and that immigrants in El Paso are met with support they deserve.

Meet the Teams and Support Your Favorite Cause

TEAM THE UNSHAKEN

Meet “The Unshaken” - Rocking out for a cause that’s unshakable. This El Paso Giving Day, we’re turning up the volume to raise funds for STABILITY & EMPOWERMENT through immigration legal services like

• Work permits

• Lawful Permanent Residency

• Naturalization

• Access to Social Security & critical benefits

TEAM SAFE HAVEN

Every person fleeing violence, persecution, or danger deserves the chance to seek safety. But for thousands of asylum seekers, that basic human right is being denied.

This El Paso Giving Day, Team Safe Haven is raising funds in support of legal representation and advocacy for people seeking asylum, including those pursuing withholding of removal, and the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

These are lifelines for individuals escaping threats to their lives—but navigating them is nearly impossible without expert help.

TEAM BRIDGES OF HOPE

Help us support immigrant children seeking safety and stability. Each year, thousands of children arrive at our border alone—escaping violence, abuse, abandonment, and exploitation. They come with nothing but courage and hope for a better life. At Estrella del Paso, we help turn that hope into a future.

This El Paso Giving Day, Team Bridges of Hope is raising funds to ensure unaccompanied immigrant children receive the legal representation, support, and advocacy they urgently need. With your help, we walk alongside them—so no child has to face a courtroom, or a life-altering decision, alone.

TEAM LOS TUCANES DE ESTRELLA

We are Los Tucanes de Estrella, a Mexican music group using our voice and platform to stand in solidarity with immigrant communities. We’re not just about music, we’re about movement. We are legal advocates fighting for the dignity and freedom of immigrants in detention and facing deportation.

Every dollar you give goes directly to helping people detained by ICE, facing deportation, or fighting to stay with their families.

TEAM P.A.C.K

OUR FIELD OF PLAY: The Cause

We are known as The PACK. We are a passionate group of advocates from Estrella del Paso, standing together to protect the dignity and humanity of immigrants in our community. Every day, our team provides free legal services, Know Your Rights presentations, and community education to ensure that immigrants, including unaccompanied children, understand their rights and have access to justice.

We fight to protect due process, empower individuals through education and advocacy, and guide those facing detention or deportation with compassion and expertise.

TEAM THE GUARDIANS

To win SIJS protection (Special Immigrant Juvenile), a young person must first navigate two distinct legal systems:

• State Court: Where a judge must make a legal finding that the child cannot reunify with one or both parents due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, and that it’s not in their best interest to return to their country.

• Immigration Court/USCIS: Where those findings are used to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, which can lead to lawful permanent residence (a green card).

Without expert legal help, children can be left vulnerable to deportation—even after surviving trauma no child should endure. By donating to Team The Guardians, you help immigrant children:

• Escape cycles of violence and neglect

• Secure lawful status and a path to permanent residency

• Rebuild their lives with the dignity and protection they deserve

TEAM GUIDANCE STARS

We are Guidance Stars, a team of passionate, collaborative staff from different units at Estrella del Paso, united by one mission: to be a guiding light for immigrants and families in their time of greatest need. Immigrants face enormous obstacles—language barriers, legal confusion, and fear. But we believe support should be accessible, compassionate, and free of judgment. That’s what we provide every day through:

📞 Reception & First Contact: Over 31,000 calls answered in 2024 alone

📝 Free Legal Screenings: 6,905 legal consultations this year—completely free

🤝 Case Guidance & Support: Bridging clients to the legal help they need

TEAM ESTRELLA RHINOS

Starting over in a new country is never easy. It means navigating unfamiliar systems, learning a new language, and finding a sense of belonging in a world that feels foreign.

Whether someone just arrived yesterday or has been here for years, The Estrella Rhinos are here to guide their next steps by:

• Connecting individuals and families to housing, healthcare, education, and employment resources

• Helping newcomers adapt to U.S. systems like transportation, financial literacy, public benefits, and more

• Supporting language access, cultural integration, and overall wellness

• Providing case management and referrals for mental health and community programs

• Advocating for the basic human dignity and success of every person we serve

TEAM ESTRELLAS SIN FRONTERAS

Navigating & Adapting the Changing Immigration System Because immigrants deserve clarity, not confusion.

The U.S. immigration system is constantly shifting—new policies, rising application fees, and evolving directives to immigration judges and ICE attorneys can leave immigrant communities uncertain, vulnerable, and overwhelmed.

How We Respond:

• Rapid-response legal updates and explanations shared across social media and community forums

• Ongoing training for our legal staff to remain at the forefront of immigration law

• Clear communication with clients—in their language, at their level

• Working closely with immigration judges and ICE attorneys to advocate for fairness and protect due process

• Maintaining affordable or free legal services even as costs rise

Emilio y Erika
Team Safe Haven
Bridges of Hope
Team Los Tucanes de Estrella
Team P.A.C.K.
Team Guidance Star
Team Estrellas Sin Fronteras
Our Progress
Our Goal $10,000
Total Amount Raised
$23,357.73
Number of Donations
366
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