Attorney Ricardo De Lara, Jr. was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Since obtaining licensure, he has represented clients in the areas of Immigration Law and Personal Injury. He has vast experience in representing clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and those in Deportation/Removal Proceedings before the United States Department of Justice’s Immigration Courts (EOIR) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Ricardo has extensive experience in complex immigration matters such as Cancellation of Removal, Adjustment of Status, Citizenship, Waivers, Asylum, and Bond Proceedings
About Attorney Ricardo De Lara, Jr.
Devoted to Standing up for Immigrants' Rights
Attorney Ricardo De Lara, Jr. was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Since obtaining licensure, he has represented clients in the areas of Immigration Law and Personal Injury. He has vast experience in representing clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and those in Deportation/Removal Proceedings before the United States Department of Justice’s Immigration Courts (EOIR) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Ricardo has extensive experience in complex immigration matters such as Cancellation of Removal, Adjustment of Status, Citizenship, Waivers, Asylum, and Bond Proceedings
He offers legal services in the follow areas to the greater Houston area, including:
Family-Based Immigration
Deportation Defense, including cases involving
Bond and Custody Redetermination Proceedings
Naturalization Assistance
Non-Immigrant Visas
Attorney De Lara commonly represents individuals detained at the following Greater Houston Area detention centers:
Core Civic: Houston Processing Center in Houston, Texas
Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas (MPC)
Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe, Texas
IAH Secure Adult Detention Center in Livingston, Texas
Areas of Practice
Immigration Law
Deportation Defense
Adjustment of Status/green cards
Immigration Bonds
ICE Holds
Asylum
Naturalization and Citizenship
Waivers
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Texas, 2012
United States District Court – Southern District of Texas
Texas, 2012
Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)
Education
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
Juris Doctor Degree – 2012
Cali Award, Employment Discrimination 2010
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas – 2009
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Past Employment Positions
Associate Attorney at a Boutique Immigration Law Firm, Houston & El Paso, Texas, 2012 – 2020
Law Clerk at the Harris County Attorneys Office, Environmental Division, Houston, Texas, 2011
Honors/Awards and Litigation Victories
Successful litigation of tens of cases in Immigration Court for Cancellation of Removal for Non-Permanent Residents
Excellent litigation of hardship cases in Immigration Court
Successful litigation of Asylum cases in Immigration Court
Successful litigation of Motions to Suppress in Immigration Court
Successful grants of Adjustment of Status and Naturalization cases with USCIS
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
State Bar of Texas Immigration & Nationality Section
