A state district court ordered the New Mexico Adult Parole Board to release Jesse Tooker to the community, ruling that New Mexico’s landmark 2023 second chance law requires that people sentenced to prison as children be eligible for parole regardless of whether they carry consecutive sentences from the same case.

ACLU of New Mexico Calls for Oversight & Reforms

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.