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Feb 19, 2026
ACLU of New Mexico Applauds Passage Of Key Civil Liberties Bills in the 2026 Legislative Session
As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico applauds partner organizations, community advocates, and many legislators for their work advancing civil liberties in New Mexico.
A New Phase in Civil Liberties Advocacy: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
For decades, the ACLU of New Mexico has worked alongside communities to defend civil liberties and expand the promise of the constitution. Today, with fundamental freedoms under intensifying attack and the stakes for our democracy higher than ever, that work has never been more urgent.
Aug 15, 2021
Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship
A pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is within reach. Congress must get it done.
Aug 02, 2021
Title 42 Decimates Asylum Rights and Biden Should End It
Too often, our nation has learned who we don’t want to be from the mistakes of our past. Indeed, asylum laws were born of a shameful history — our government’s failure to shelter thousands of Jewish people fleeing state-sponsored persecution by the Nazi regime.
By Nayomi Valdez, Katie Hoeppner
Jul 21, 2021
Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.
As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed.
Jul 14, 2021
How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By ACLU National
Jul 12, 2021
At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The Supreme Court took action on three cases directly affecting LGBTQ+ rights, and now the term is over. One of the rulings may well turn out to be a watershed moment in trans rights, while the other two suggest that the court has reached a stalemate
Jul 06, 2021
President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People From Being Sent Back to Prison
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be presiding over the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in history.
Jun 29, 2021
Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in immigration detention.
By ACLU National
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