Personal Injury FAQs

If I am an Illegal Alien and am Injured in Texas Because of Negligence, Can I Sue?

Yes. Many individuals that are illegally in the United States believe that they cannot pursue justice in our courts. This is simply not true. In Texas, being an illegal alien does not prohibit you from making a claim or suing to recover money for personal injuries.

That said, your illegal status could affect whether and how much you recover in several ways. First, in a personal injury lawsuit, generally, a plaintiff may seek compensation for damages that include loss of earning capacity. If you seek compensation for loss of earning capacity, but there is evidence that you were imminently going to be deported, then the jury may learn of your illegal status and imminent deportation and conclude that you were unlikely to earn money in the United States, in which case you will not recover for loss of earning capacity. Your attorney may still persuade the judge that while relevant, your immigration status is highly prejudicial, and therefore should not be presented to the jury. (See Republic Waste Servs., Ltd. v. Martinez, 335 SW.3d 401 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 2011, no pet.)).

Second, if you seek compensation for loss of earning capacity but have not paid federal income taxes while working in the United States, the jury could learn of your failure to pay taxes and conclude not only that you are illegal but also that you are not law-abiding. You would likely lose credibility and, with it, your whole case.

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