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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.

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Driver Privacy and Safety Act (SB 40) Passed by the Senate

Today, the New Mexico Senate passed the Driver Privacy and Safety Act, bringing the state closer to protecting New Mexicans’ location data from being weaponized for immigration enforcement, constitutionally protected activities, or to track people seeking legal healthcare.
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Previewing The Fight for Freedom, Safety, and Privacy at the Roundhouse

As we approach the start of this year’s legislative session on January 20th, our fundamental freedoms are under unprecedented attack nationwide. During this challenging time, we are ready to fight for the rights and freedoms of all New Mexicans.
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A New Mexican Father Was Ripped Away From His Family After This New Mexico Agency Illegally Coordinated With ICE

Juan Lamas Aguilar has been held at the Torrance County Detention Facility since July 10.
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Locked Out: When School Boards Exclude Native Representation

At a small school district in northwestern New Mexico, many Navajo parents cannot run for local school board or vote in the school district’s elections where their children go to school. 

Living in Limbo: A dispatch from the frontlines of our fight against indefinite detention

“Every day you get tired from thinking, ‘Am I going to be released after one month, two months, three months?’ But every day it’s ‘tomorrow’ and it’s never finished.”

By Katie Hoeppner

Otero County Processing Center

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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Faith Leaders Speak Out: Religious Freedom is Not a License to Discriminate

An Interview with the Rev. Liz McMaster

Rev. Liz McMaster

The Future We Believe In

A bold plan to transform the landscape of freedom in the post-Martinez era

By Peter Simonson

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Conozca Sus Derechos en Puestos de Control Interiores

Si usted se encuentra en un retén interior, sabe que tiene derechos.

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Know Your Rights at Interior Immigration Checkpoints

If you find yourself at an interior immigration checkpoint, know that you have rights.

Border Checkpoint - Nia

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Gary's Story

Trans People #WillNotBeErased

In partnership with our friends at the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, we put this video together to highlight some of the stories of Transgender New Mexicans and the struggles they face in their day to day lives.

Trans People Will not Be Erased

Danger in the Blind Spots: The Hidden Costs of Predictive Policing

Computer programs that crunch data from arrest reports, court records, even social media accounts, and then spit out predictions about future crimes to stop them before they happen, promise to have policing down to a science. But hidden in the blind spots of these data-crunching algorithms lay numerous civil liberties concerns.

By Katie Hoeppner

The Civil Liberties Concerns With predictive Policing