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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.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

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.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

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

Federal Court Orders Release of DACA Recipient Unlawfully Detained by ICE

A federal judge today ordered the immediate release of Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira, a 27-year-old DACA recipient and father of four U.S. citizen children who was unlawfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for 42 days.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU of New Mexico Challenges Unlawful Detention of DACA Recipient

The ACLU of New Mexico and the law firm Singleton Schreiber, LLP filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus this morning, challenging the detention of Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira, a 28-year-old DACA recipient and father of four U.S. citizen children who has lived in the United
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Denounce “Sanitized” Tour of Otero County Processing Center 

The organizations called for full transparency and accountability for all immigration detention facilities operating in New Mexico.  
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Albuquerque Stands United Against Trump Attacks on Immigrant Communities

Local immigrant-based and serving organizations and elected officials denounced Trump’s terrifying vision of mass deportation, the uptick of ICE enforcement in New Mexico.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

MEDIA ADVISORY: Albuquerque Stands United Against Trump Attacks on Immigrant Communities

At a press conference at El  CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos, local immigrant-based and serving organizations and elected officials will denounce Trump’s terrifying vision of mass deportation and the detention and deportation of Albuquerque families.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights