ACLU-NM Urgently Demands Termination of Torrance County Detention Facility’s ICE Contract, New DHS Watchdog Report Details ‘Egregious’ Conditions
ESTANCIA, NM – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico demands that U.S.
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Immigrants Detained at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico Announce Hunger Strike, Issue Collective Protest Letter
Immigrants detained at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico issued an open letter and announced a hunger strike to protest dangerous conditions and mistreatment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its private prison operator CoreCivic.
New Records Reveal Appalling Conditions, Understaffing at Troubled Torrance County Detention Facility Worse Than Previously Known
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and Innovation Law Lab today released more than a hundred pages of documents, obtained through public records requests and litigation, show dangerous conditions and understaffing at the TCDF are much more pervasive than previously revealed.
ACLU of New Mexico Calls for Immediate Release of Police Body Camera Footage of Fatal Albuquerque Gas Station Shooting
The ACLU of New Mexico is calling for the immediate release of body camera footage of the fatal police encounter that led to the death of 27-year old Keshawn Thomas.
ACLU of New Mexico Commends Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Commission on the Status of Women on Efforts to Expand and Protect Reproductive Health Care Including Abortion Care
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced and signed an Executive Order that expands reproductive health care, including abortion.
Death of Brazilian Migrant in ICE Custody Predictable and Preventable Result of ICE and CoreCivic Abuse, Neglect and Dangerous Conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility
On August 24, 2022, Kesley Vial, a young man from Brazil, died of a fatal suicide attempt that occurred on August 17 while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF).