Legal Aid in the Rio Grande Valley
Below are trusted nonprofit organizations in the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Harlingen, Brownsville) that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services. Each organization has been vetted for reliability and public trust.
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR)
Location: 202 S. 1st Street, Suite 300, Harlingen, TX 78550
Contact: (956) 365-3775
Website: americanbar.org/probar
Email: probar@abaprobar.org
Services: Asylum, SIJS, VAWA, U/T Visas, TPS, Removal Defense, Humanitarian Parole
Help With: Full representation in court and USCIS; detained and non-detained clients
Strength: National flagship program of the American Bar Association
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid – Edinburg Office
Location: 316 S. Closner Blvd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Contact: (956) 393-6200
Website: trla.org
Services: Asylum, SIJS, VAWA, U/T Visas, Naturalization, Removal Defense, Appeals
Strength: Strong litigation record and wide territorial reach in the RGV
La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) – San Benito Office
Location: 875 S. Sam Houston Blvd., Suite D, San Benito, TX 78586
Contact: (956) 626-1712
Website: lupenet.org
Email: lupe@lupenet.org
Services: Asylum, Consular Processing, NACARA, TPS, Family Petitions, EOIR/BIA
Strength: Deep community trust with full-scope legal services
South Texas Immigration Council – Brownsville Office
Location: 4 E. Levee St., Brownsville, TX 78520
Contact: (956) 542-1991
Website: southtexasimmigrationcouncil.com
Email: maggiestic88@hotmail.com
Services: Adjustment, Consular Processing, Removal Defense, U/T Visas, Family Petitions, VAWA
Strength: Respected local presence with EOIR and BIA representation
Diocese of Brownsville – Immigration Services (San Juan Office)
Location: 700 N. Virgen de San Juan Blvd, San Juan, TX 78589
Contact: (956) 784-5057
Website: cdob.org
Email: immigration@cdob.org
Services: Naturalization, Consular Processing, Family Petitions, VAWA, U Visas
Strength: Trusted Catholic diocesan provider with bilingual support