Press Releases

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New Records Reveal Appalling Conditions, Understaffing at Troubled Torrance County Detention Facility Worse Than Previously Known

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and Innovation Law Lab today released more than a hundred pages of documents, obtained through public records requests and litigation, show dangerous conditions and understaffing at the TCDF are much more pervasive than previously revealed.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU of New Mexico Calls for Immediate Release of Police Body Camera Footage of Fatal Albuquerque Gas Station Shooting

The ACLU of New Mexico is calling for the immediate release of body camera footage of the fatal police encounter that led to the death of 27-year old Keshawn Thomas.
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU of New Mexico Commends Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Commission on the Status of Women on Efforts to Expand and Protect Reproductive Health Care Including Abortion Care

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced and signed an Executive Order that expands reproductive health care, including abortion.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Death of Brazilian Migrant in ICE Custody Predictable and Preventable Result of ICE and CoreCivic Abuse, Neglect and Dangerous Conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility

On August 24, 2022,  Kesley Vial, a young man from Brazil, died of a fatal suicide attempt that occurred on August 17 while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF).
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU of New Mexico Calls for Immediate Release of Police Body Camera Footage of Fatal Las Cruces Shoplifting Incident

The ACLU of New Mexico is calling for the immediate release of bodycam footage of the August 2 fatal shooting by the LCPD.
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU of New Mexico Responds to Anti-Abortion Resolutions in Alamogordo and Otero County

The ACLU of NM sent letters to the Alamogordo City Commission and the Otero County Commission reiterating that resolutions opposing the provision of abortion care have no force of law in our state.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of New Mexico calls for Thorough and Transparent Investigation, Accountability into SWAT Standoff and Death of 15-Year-Old 

We are calling on New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas to conduct a thorough, independent and transparent investigation into the July 6 APD and BCSO SWAT standoff that caused a house fire and ended in the tragic death of 15-year-old Brett Rosenau.
Issue Areas: Police Practices