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Governor Signs Immigrant Safety Act into Law

New Mexico Becomes National Leader in Protecting Immigrant Families

New Mexico Senate Passes Immigrant Safety Act, Sending Historic Legislation to Governor's Desk

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.

New Mexico House Passes Landmark Immigrant Safety Act

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

HB9 Advances With Stronger Protections for Immigrant Communities

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.

New Mexicans Lack Essential Data Privacy Protection

Leaders and advocacy organizations call on legislature and governor to prioritize SB 53

Albuquerque Family Settles Case After Deadly SWAT Raid Destroyed Their Home

Almost four years after losing their home in a deadly house fire resulting from a botched SWAT operation, an Albuquerque family received the second of two settlements.
Issue Areas: Police Practices

Trial in Wrongful Death Case of Kesley Vial Will Not Proceed

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.

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
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

People Incarcerated in Doña Ana County Jail Sue Over Violent Paramilitary Tactics and Inhumane Treatment 

Six people who were held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC) filed a lawsuit today seeking to end the jail's practice of conducting violent, unwarranted paramilitary training operations on incarcerated people.
Issue Areas: Corrections Reform