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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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The US Government Gave Them Protection. Now It May Take It Away.

People with TPS humanitarian status call on Biden to take action.

A compelation photo of the TPS holders.

A Look at History: Civil Liberties Are on the Ballot

Elections in 1968, 2000, and 2016 prompted significant rollbacks of civil liberties. We can’t repeat history in 2022.

Voting booths lined up at polling station during in a public school in Brooklyn, New York.

'They Treat Us Like We're Animals:' Inside Torrance County's Troubled Detention Center

People detained at the Torrance County Detention Facility describe unsanitary and decrepit conditions that they say make it the worst facility in the state

By Leonardo Castañeda

A screenshot of surveillance video taken shortly before men detained at the Torrance County were pepper sprayed for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike protesting conditions at the facility. Surveillance and lapel video was obtained by NMILC and ACLU fro

Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine

While a memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas is in legal limbo, the administration should still take action to protect immigrant communities.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, second from right, looks up along with U.S Border Patrol agents as a drone flies overhead as he tours a section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas.

Border Patrol is Investigating Itself Following Deaths, Report Reveals

In a vehicle pursuit that killed our client’s son, a newly-uncovered report shows Border Patrol’s unauthorized, conflict-ridden Critical Incident Team are the lead investigators.

By Rebecca Sheff, ACLU National

An ACLU client looking at family photos.

Advocacy Groups Submit Records Requests Seeking Transparency in Troubled Torrance Detention Center

A government watchdog called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately remove all people detained in the Torrance detention center

By ACLU-NM

A screenshot of surveillance video taken shortly before men detained at the Torrance County were pepper sprayed for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike protesting conditions at the facility. Surveillance and lapel video was obtained by NMILC and ACLU fro

Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy is at the Supreme Court. Here’s What's at Stake.

The Biden administration should be empowered to reject Trump-era policies and adopt those it believes are in the public interest.

By ACLU National

A migrant leans on a fence of the Gateway International Bridge that connects downtown Matamoros, Mexico with Brownsville, Texas.

Five Things to Know About the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy

Since March 2020, the government has misused the order to kick out people seeking asylum more than 1.7 million times.

By Leonardo Castañeda, Katie Hoeppner

Billboard saying "It's past time to end the Trump-era policies at the border"

COVID cases are exploding at an ICE detention center in New Mexico

There have been 242 new COVID-19 cases at the Otero County Processing Center so far this year.

By Leonardo Castañeda

The Otero County Prison Facility, in Chaparral, New Mexico, operated by Management and Training Corp (MTC)