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ACLU Opposes Expanded Military Authority in "Border Buffer Zone” 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico today voiced opposition to the military's expanded role at the southern border.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Urgent Human Rights Complaint Submitted After ICE “Disappears” 48 New Mexico Residents

A coalition of immigrants' rights advocates announced the submission of a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security challenging the "disappearance" of 48 New Mexico residents.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

New Mexico House Passes HB 9 Immigrant Safety Act

Today, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

HB 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, Introduced to End New Mexico’s Complicity in Immigration Detention

Today, New Mexico lawmakers introduced House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, a measure aimed at cutting New Mexico's ties to the federal immigration detention system.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide

New Information Revealed as President-elect Donald Trump Doubles Down on Promise to Enact Mass Deportations on Day One
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

First Hearing in Carlos Doe v. ICE Exposes ICE’s Lack of Accountability in Continuing to Detain Individuals at Torrance County Detention Facility

A federal court held the first hearing in Carlos Doe v. ICE, a case that challenges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 2022 decision to certify the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) as passing its overall performance evaluation.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Immigrants’ Rights Groups Condemn Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities in New Mexico

New Mexico immigrants’ rights advocates denounce recently revealed plans by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand immigration detention capacity in New Mexico and other states
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Stranded Venezuelan Migrants in Indefinite Detention in Otero Prison Seek Release

Inhumane conditions, inadequate medical care, due process violations, and retaliation rampant at the facility
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights