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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.
Jan 03, 2012
ACLU Is a Partner, Not an Enemy, of Free Religion
Most people know the American Civil Liberties Union as one of the oldest and fiercest defenders of religious liberty in the nation. However, Steve Smothermon, the pastor of Legacy Church in Albuquerque, was recently quoted in the Journal accusing the ACLU of attacking his religious beliefs. If Smothermon examined the situation more closely, he’d see that the ACLU’s concerns have nothing to do with his faith, but with defending the freedom of all people to practice their faith – or no faith at all – without governmental interference.
By Micah McCoy
Dec 13, 2011
Let Grandma Vote: No Voter ID in New Mexico
Today the national ACLU released a video featuring Ruthell Frank, an 81 year-old woman living in Brokaw, Wisconsin, a tiny hamlet of just over 100 people. Ruthelle has been voting in elections since 1948 and serves on the village board. But since the Republican controlled Wisconsin legislature passed a law requiring a photo ID to vote earlier this year, Ruthelle may for the first time in over 60 years be unable to vote. Watch the video to learn why:
By Micah McCoy
Dec 08, 2011
BORDER PATROL AGENTS “ASK FOR PAPERS” IN BUS STATION AND FAIL TO RETURN BELONGINGS TO INDIVIDUALS DEPORTED TO MEXICO
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Contact:
Vicki Gaubeca, Tel. (575) 527 0664 or (575) 373-5789.
Director, Regional Center for Border Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico.
[1] NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic, the New York Civil Liberties Union and Families for Freedom.
By Micah McCoy
Nov 22, 2011
Congress: Do Your Part to End Border Patrol Abuses
Panelists: Jennifer Podkul from the Women's Refugee Commission, Tania Chozet from the ACLU of New Mexico, and Danielle Alvarado from No More Deaths.
advocacy organization representatives and congressional staffers gathered in a small room in the Canon House Office Building for a congressional briefing on No More Deaths’ “Culture of Cruelty” report. As we have reported previo
By Micah McCoy
Nov 09, 2011
November 8, 2011: A Good Day for Liberty
Micah McCoy, Communications Specialist
When I checked the news on last night before I went to bed my jaw dropped.
"Whoa!"
The 2011 voting results were in, and they spelled major victories for civil libertarians across the nation. Here are the highlights:
1) Mississippi "
By Micah McCoy
Oct 18, 2011
Moved to Reform: Immigration Detention Reform under the Obama Administration
Tania Chozet, Policy Advocate
We recently reached the two-year anniversary of the Obama administration’s announcement that it would reform our country’s immigration detention system, moving from our current penal-based system of detention to a more humane system that is tailored to individuals who have only vio
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