The legislation creates a new state crime for unauthorized entry or re-entry into Texas from a foreign country. It puts tremendous power in the hands of local and state law enforcement who are not trained in immigration law and have no proper authority to enforce it.

This week, the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC), Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center (LAIAC), Innovation Law Lab, and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) submitted a complaint to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico today published 'Inherent Risks:’ Policy Analysis and Recommendations on Revised CBP Vehicle Pursuit Policy, produced in collaboration with the ACLU of Texas.

The health order known as “Title 42” that effectively blocked off access to asylum protection for people seeking refuge in the United States, is set to expire today at midnight. 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico this week launched a series of billboards around Albuquerque calling for the closure of the troubled Torrance County Detention Facility. 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the ACLU of Texas welcomed the new vehicle pursuit policy announced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday.