Las Americas is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to serving immigrants and asylum seekers with high quality legal services and support. Las Americas is binational with a geographic footprint El Paso, TX, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and southern New Mexico. Founded in 1987 by the visionary co-founders of Annunciation House, Las Americas was designed to address the unmet legal needs of Central Americans fleeing civil war and political unrest in the 1980’s. Today, Las Americas serves individuals and families as they navigate the US immigration system in three program areas: 1) Las Americas Mexico serves migrants seeking access denied entry into the U.S. to seek asylum as the result of dangerous policy; 2) Community Migrant Advocacy Program serves members of our community who qualify for naturalization, crime victim services, VAWA services, and DACA services, among others; and 3) Detained Deportation Defense Program serves asylum seekers and other migrants currently being held in CBP and ICE detention. Since its founding, Las Americas has served nearly 50,000 persons, while advocating for a robust asylum system, working to reunify separated families, and advocating for systemic change to US immigration policy and practices.
