Houston Immigration Lawyer & Attorney, Immigration Law Firm TX

About Ricardo De Lara

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

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
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish