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Dec 08, 2025
Human Rights Groups Urge ICE to End Immigration Detention at Fort Bliss Military Base, Halt Abusive Third-Country Deportations
People detained by ICE describe inhumane conditions at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including sexual abuse, coercive threats of deportation, among other violations
More Than a Yard Sign: Fighting for Free Speech in Tomé, New Mexico
When Rita Padilla-Gutiérrez posted anti-Trump signs in her yard, Valencia County threatened her with criminal prosecution at the urging of a pro-Trump county commissioner.
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Beyond the Concrete Box: Gujuan Fusilier’s Story
This blog is the third of a series based on interviews with three men currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico who are part of a class action lawsuit challenging the inhumane and unconstitutional conditions of New Mexico’s long-term solitary confinement unit.
By Lalita Moskowitz
Oct 24, 2024
Defending Student Voices in the Face of Repression
As New Mexican student protestors have attempted to open dialogues within their universities, they have been met with unwilling administrators and police officers in riot gear.
Oct 15, 2024
Disguising Punishment As Treatment Won’t Make Us Safe
To build a truly safe world, we need investments in healing, not new forms of harm.
By Denali Wilson
Oct 10, 2024
Breaking Bosque School’s Silence on Racism Within Its Walls
I want to see Bosque School become a high-quality place of learning where every single student, regardless of identity, is embraced, valued, and honored.
Oct 02, 2024
How an Albuquerque Traffic Stop Cost Me Everything
No one should ever have to worry about the police trying to extort money from them and ruin their lives.
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Sep 29, 2024
New Mexico Votes 2024
Election day is November 5, 2024. To vote in New Mexico, you must be registered to vote.
Sep 20, 2024
Passing the Torch at the ACLU of New Mexico
After 24 years as Executive Director, Peter Simonson is stepping down from executive leadership at the ACLU of New Mexico.
By Peter Simonson
Aug 20, 2024
How a Harris Administration Could Chart a New Course for Immigration Reform
The ACLU urges a potential Harris-Walz administration to deliver on its campaign promise to create a clear pathway to citizenship for longtime residents while also moving to end harmful detention policies and improve asylum access.
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