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New Mexico Must Keep Its Promise on Civil Rights

Five years ago, New Mexico made a promise. When our state passed the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, we declared that the rights guaranteed by the New Mexico Constitution meant something.

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ACLU of New Mexico Supports Pueblo Nations in Defending Tribal Sovereignty

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico joined the All Pueblo Council of Governors and New Mexico’s 19 Pueblo Nations in voicing opposition to S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA).
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Three Key Problems with the Government’s Use of a Flawed Facial Recognition Service

Forcing people to use private ID-verification to access tax accounts or other government services raises serious privacy and equity issues.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington.

Out of the Shadows: How the ACLU of New Mexico helped expose and regulate APD’s highly secretive and invasive surveillance technology

The Stingray doesn’t need eyes to hunt. The flat, boneless fish uses special sensors to detect the electrical signals of surrounding prey. Then, it attacks—sucking its meal up from underneath its body.

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