On Friday, September 15, 2017, a federal judge in Chicago ruled that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions cannot withhold federal grant money from cities that don’t enforce federal immigration policies. The temporary injunction applies nationwide.
The DACA program has served as a critical lifeline for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came to this country as children, including almost 7,000 New Mexicans.
Elected officials, community leaders, and advocacy groups organized a town hall at the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, to send a clear message to Congress: don’t provide President Trump a single penny for more boots, more beds, and more walls
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU-NM Executive Director Peter Simonson:
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico condemned U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' attempt to coerce and bully the City of Albuquerque into enforcing federal immigration law by threatening to withhold federal crime fighting dollars.
A judge granted a preliminary injunction in in a class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Michigan, the ACLU of New Mexico, and ACLU’s Immigrant Rights Project on behalf of 1,400 Iraqi residents who have final orders of deportation.