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Rising to the Moment: A Breakthrough 30‑Day Session for Civil Liberties

This year's legislative session saw ACLU of New Mexico staff, community partners, advocates, and legislative champions showed up ready to work, and ready to lead with courage.

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CoreCivic Pays Settlement to Estate of 23-Year-Old Asylum Seeker Who Died in Torrance County Detention Facility

The case addressed the TCDF’s systemic failures in its mental health care and CoreCivic’s extreme negligence, which resulted in Kesley Vial’s tragic and preventable death.
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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.
A house with ristras hanging on the porch in New Mexico.

The 2026 Legislative Session: Creating A Firewall for Freedom in New Mexico

As we approach the 2026 legislative session, our nation is facing unprecedented threats to our fundamental freedoms. But we aren’t powerless against these attacks.
An image showing the group of panelists at the Rethinking Public Safety town hall in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Rethinking Public Safety Town Hall

The ACLU of New Mexico and the All Safe New Mexico Coalition came together on January 15 for a powerful “Rethinking Public Safety” Town Hall.

The New Mexico Civil Rights Act could help stamp out sexual abuse in state prisons

For too long, qualified immunity has shielded bad actors from liability and prevented survivors of abuse from seeking justice. But we can change that.

By Lalita Moskowitz

For too long, qualified immunity has shielded bad actors from liability and prevented survivors of abuse from seeking justice. But we can change that.

We can’t afford not to pass the New Mexico Civil Rights Act

The New Mexico Civil Rights Act is so-named because it promises to do for the state of New Mexico exactly what the federal Civil Rights Act of 1871 did for our nation. It provides a legal mechanism for people to go to court and demand redress for violations of their rights under the Bill of Rights.

By Peter Simonson

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New Mexico can no longer shirk responsibility to end for-profit detention

Allowing private corporations to profit off of bondage and suffering in our state has perpetuated a humanitarian crisis and cost taxpayers millions in lawsuits resulting from the rampant neglect and abuse in these facilities. It is both a moral and material failure for our state.

By Nia Rucker

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Lies Have Serious Consequences

Spreading lies to stoke fear and outrage for political gain has dangerous consequences. The storming of the U.S. Capitol by armed insurrectionists egged on by former President Donald Trump’s relentless and false claims of a stolen election has demonstrated that in no uncertain terms.

By Ellie Rushforth

Lies have serious consequences

A Bad Cop's Best Friend

Qualified immunity and the quest to rebalance the scales of justice.

By Micah McCoy

A Bad Cop's Best Friend

A New Day

We will hold a Biden administration accountable just like we have held accountable every other presidential administration going back 100 years.

By Peter Simonson

A new day

Democracy on the Line

Inside the fight to protect every vote.

By Katie Hoeppner

Democracy on the line

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention

Our immigration detention system is complex and opaque by design. If you don't understand how it works, you're not alone.

By Hanna Johnson

10 questions immigrant detention

How They're Really Rigging Elections

Now is an excellent time to take a good hard look around at which politicians and elected leaders are undermining our democracy with word, deed, or silence - and remove them from positions of power and influence at the first available opportunity.

By Micah McCoy

Let people vote