The case addressed the TCDF’s systemic failures in its mental health care and CoreCivic’s extreme negligence, which resulted in Kesley Vial’s tragic and preventable death.

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.

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.

New Mexico Becomes National Leader in Protecting Immigrant Families

The New Mexico Senate today passed the Immigrant Safety Act, House Bill 9, sending the landmark legislation to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's desk for her signature.

The passage brings New Mexico one step closer to ending its involvement in the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation system.

Today, New Mexico lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee moved forward HB9, the Immigrant Safety Act, with a critical amendment that strengthens protections for immigrant communities.

The wrongful death trial on behalf of the estate of Kesley Vial, scheduled to begin Monday, January 5, 2026, in First Judicial District Court will not proceed.

People detained by ICE describe inhumane conditions at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including sexual abuse, coercive threats of deportation, among other violations