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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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Feb 12, 2026
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.
May 28, 2021
Webinar: A Discussion on a More Humane Approach to the Border
On May 25, 2021 we hosted a special event featuring speakers from the ACLU and partner organizations to discuss how we can chart a more humane path forward on border policy.
May 14, 2021
On The Anniversary of Guards Pepper-spraying Asylum Seekers Held At Torrance Facility For Protesting Lack of COVID-19 Precautions, We Seek Legal Justice
A year ago, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, asylum seekers held at the privately-run immigrant detention center in Estancia, New Mexico were brutally attacked with pepper spray by guards.
By Nadia Cabrera-Mazzeo
Dec 28, 2020
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
Dec 04, 2020
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
Oct 09, 2020
ICE cruelty: What will Americans do?
Just when we thought U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s record of abuse couldn’t get much worse, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia provided testimony showing the agency is capable of more cruelty than we knew.
By Nadia Cabrera-Mazzeo, Zoila Y. Alvarez-Hernández
Jan 07, 2020
Fighting the Immigration Detention Machine
After security forces viciously beat him and threw him in jail for expressing opinions critical of the government, Raul Villegran* fled his native Cuba and made a harrowing journey through Central America and Mexico to seek asylum in the United States in early spring 2019.
By Micah McCoy
Oct 15, 2019
Crossing the Line
The dark handheld camera footage shows a large group of people, mostly families clutching small children, blinded by the flashlights trained on their faces. Heavily armed men wearing fake law enforcement badges, ski masks, and camouflage uniforms bark orders to the frightened families.
By Micah McCoy
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