El Paso (Home of Operation Hold the Line a/k/a Operation Blockade) Immigration Job

Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, Inc. (DMRS), the immigration legal aid clinic and refugee resettlement agency for the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, seeks new leadership. Situated on the border of the U.S. and Mexico, DMRS serves as the only full-service immigration legal aid clinic in the desert Southwest, offering legal services in the area of family-sponsored immigration, religious immigration, legal services to domestic violence and other serious crime victims, citizenship and naturalization, and deportation defense. It also serves as the USCCB/Migration & Refugee Services refugee resettlement program for the area and provides Refugee Cash assistance to refugees, asylees and human trafficking victims. A doctorate in jurisprudence is required with licensure in any state of the U.S., preferably the State of Texas, and eligibility for admission in the federal district court for the Western District of Texas and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.This individual will be responsible for the oversight of all legal and social services provided by the agency. The closing date for applications is November 30, 2005 with a tentative hiring date of December 16, 2005. All applications should be sent to Patricia Fierro, Human Resource Director, Catholic Diocese of El Paso, 499 St. Matthews Street, El Paso, Texas, 79907. No emails, faxes or phone calls will be accepted for consideration.

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