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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 29, 2019
Making History, A High Water Mark Legislative Session for Freedom and Justice in New Mexico
One of the axiomatic truths of the legislative session is that it’s really hard to pass a good law. Believe us, we know. The ACLU of New Mexico has worked tirelessly year after year to advance legislation that makes our state a more just, free, and safe place to live and raise families, but year after year we see most of our priority bills fall victim to a torturous legislative process filled with a myriad of pitfalls, minefields, and political quagmire.
By Micah McCoy
Mar 11, 2019
Albuquerque Journal Gets It Wrong: SB 196 Would Create Clarity, Not Chaos With Law Enforcement
Why creating a bright line between local police and federal immigration agents, would be a boon for law and order — not a cause for chaos.
By Peter Simonson
Dec 27, 2018
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
Dec 20, 2018
The Future We Believe In
A bold plan to transform the landscape of freedom in the post-Martinez era
By Peter Simonson
Aug 19, 2018
Cruelty Without Boundary: Inside the Family Separation Crisis
"The agents didn’t say anything about where they were going to take my son,” said Samuel*, from behind a glass partition. “They just took him away. And then they told me I was going to jail. I’ve never been to jail. This has never happened before.”
By Kristin Greer Love
Mar 28, 2018
From the Desk of Executive Director Peter Simonson
The path to making America great again is not paved with cruelty, arrogance, and selfishness. It is lit by the same values that draw immigrants to our shores: freedom, fairness, and justice.
By Peter Simonson
Mar 28, 2018
Jail Over Justice
Fourteen months ago Manuel Pérez* lay on the ground unconscious in the sloping mountains of Sierra de los Cuchamatanes, Guatemala. His skull was fractured. His teeth were broken. And his brain was hemorrhaging blood.
By Katie Hoeppner
Feb 20, 2018
Senators Udall and Heinrich Step up for Borderlands
Just when Southwest border communities most needed a few champions in their corner, NM Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich stepped forward and answered the call. This week they rejected two immigration proposals in Congress that would have squandered $25 billion to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Our senators understand that Dreamers’ lives cannot be ransomed in a cynical tradeoff for President Trump’s wasteful, damaging wall. We need a permanent solution for immigrant youth that does not sacrifice the interests of border communities.
By Peter Simonson
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