El Paso Injured Immigrant Rights Attorneys — Your Status Does Not Define Your Rights
El Paso is a border community. Immigrants from Mexico, Central America, and around the world live, work, and raise their families here. When an immigrant is injured in a car accident, at work, or due to someone else's negligence, fear and misinformation often prevent them from seeking the compensation they are legally entitled to. Employers, insurance companies, and even other attorneys sometimes exploit that fear.
At Lovett & Murray, we believe that every person who is injured in our community deserves justice. For more than 30 years, we have represented immigrants throughout El Paso, Las Cruces, and the border region. We speak your language, we understand your concerns, and we will fight for your rights without hesitation.
Your Right to Compensation Does Not Depend on Immigration Status
This is the most important thing to understand: under Texas and New Mexico law, your immigration status does not affect your right to recover compensation for injuries caused by someone else's negligence. Specifically:
- Personal injury claims are civil rights — the right to compensation exists for every person injured in the state, regardless of citizenship or documentation
- Immigration status is generally inadmissible — Texas courts have restricted the use of immigration status as evidence in personal injury trials because it serves no purpose other than to prejudice the jury
- Workers' compensation applies to all workers — if you are injured on the job, you are entitled to workers' compensation benefits regardless of your immigration status
- Employers cannot use your status against you — threatening to report a worker to immigration authorities to avoid paying injury claims is illegal and can result in additional penalties against the employer
Common Situations Where Immigrants Are Denied Their Rights
We see these patterns repeatedly in the El Paso border community, and we fight against every one of them:
- Employer exploitation — construction companies, restaurants, and other employers who refuse to report workplace injuries or provide medical care, knowing the worker is afraid to speak up
- Insurance company intimidation — adjusters who ask about immigration status to discourage injured people from pursuing their claims
- Fear of the legal system — injured people who do not seek medical treatment or legal help because they believe interacting with courts or government agencies will put them at risk
- Wage theft after injury — employers who refuse to pay for time missed due to a workplace injury, or who fire injured workers and replace them
- Lack of access to information — injured people who do not know their rights because legal resources are only available in English
How Lovett & Murray Protects Immigrant Injury Victims
- Complete bilingual representation — every step of your case is handled in English or Spanish, whichever you prefer. We do not use third-party interpreters — our team communicates with you directly.
- Privacy protection — we never ask about or disclose immigration status. Your case is handled as a civil injury matter, nothing more.
- Aggressive advocacy against exploitation — when employers or insurers try to use fear or intimidation, we respond with the full force of the law.
- Community trust built over 30 years — we have served the El Paso border community since 1999. Our reputation is built on treating every client with dignity and respect.
Why You Should Not Wait
- No fee unless we win — you pay nothing upfront and nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
- Evidence disappears — workplace conditions change, surveillance footage is deleted, and witnesses move on. The sooner you act, the stronger your case.
- Statutes of limitations apply — you have two years in Texas and three years in New Mexico to file an injury claim. Do not let fear cause you to miss your deadline.
You belong to this community, and you deserve to be treated with dignity when you are hurt. Call Lovett & Murray at 915-757-9999 for a free consultation.