Press Releases

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ACLU demands Customs and Border Protection investigate deadly vehicle pursuit in Southern New Mexico

The ACLU of New Mexico sent a letter on June 29, 2022 demanding that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduct an independent investigation into a deadly vehicle pursuit by Border Patrol on September 18, 202
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Advocacy group sues ICE to obtain records relating to dangerous conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility

On behalf of Innovation Law Lab, the ACLU-NM and law firm of Coyle & Benoit, PLLC filed a complaint, as well as a motion for a preliminary injunction, with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, related to a records request seeking to shed light on dangerous conditions at TCDF.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU-NM and ACLU-TX Publish Troubling Investigative Report by Border Patrol Critical Incident Team of Fatal New Mexico Vehicle Pursuit

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the ACLU of Texas published the first ever in-depth analysis of a Border Patrol Critical Incident Team report following a 2021 fatal vehicle pursuit in New Mexico.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Advocacy groups file records requests seeking transparency in troubled Torrance detention center

ACLU-NM this week filed records requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act and New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act regarding the operation, conditions and inspections of the Torrance County Detention Facility.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU-NM Statement on Leaked Draft SCOTUS Opinion

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is outraged but not surprised by this draft opinion. Overturning nearly half a century of established law and ending the national right to abortion would disproportionately affect some of the most vulnerable people in our nation.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU-NM Statement on Police Shooting of Amelia Baca

The ACLU-NM is calling for a thorough investigation of the police shooting that claimed the life of 75-year-old Las Cruces resident Amelia Baca on Saturday, April 16.
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU-NM and Ives & Flores, P.A. File Wrongful Death Lawsuits against Chaves County Board of Commissioners and the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy

ACLU-NM and Ives & Flores, P.A. filed two lawsuits against Chaves County Board of County Commissioners and the NM Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) Board, on behalf of the family of Oscar Najera, who was shot and killed by two Chaves County deputies in 2021.
Issue Areas: Police Practices