ACLU Calls on Biden Administration to Shut Down ICE Detention Facilities
Otero County Processing Center among facilities targeted for shut down
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ACLU of New Mexico Calls for Renewed Efforts to Overhaul Policing in the Wake Of Chauvin Verdict
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Yesterday, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
Leon Howard, legal director of the ACLU of New Mexico, had this response:
Historic Civil Rights Bill Signed Into New Mexico Law
ACLU of New Mexico commends lawmakers and Governor Lujan Grisham for paving a path for justice in New Mexico.
ACLU of New Mexico Settles Case on Behalf of Diane Roberts
In 2019, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and cooperating attorney, Mark Chaiken (Virtue & Najjar, P.C.), filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of Diane Roberts, a transgender diesel mechanic. The lawsuit alleged that Ms.
ACLU of New Mexico Calls on Legislature to Pass Second Chance Bill for Juvenile Sentencing
SANTA FE, NM -- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico called on the New Mexico State Legislature to pass SB 247, a bill that would abolish juvenile life without parole in New Mexico and would create early eligibility for parole for those serving long adult sentences for c
