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Carola Guerrero De León

'A Lifeline Cut': Texas Nonprofit Ordered to Halt Migrant Legal Programs After 20 Years

A group of migrants wait to be processed after crossing the Rio Grande river on April 02, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. (Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

An El Paso nonprofit that provides legal aid to migrants facing deportation was notified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that it needs to terminate two of its programs immediately.

Estrella del Paso confirmed the development via social media. The two programs affected by the termination order are their Legal Orientation Program (LOP) and the Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH), both of which have served immigrants since 2003.

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