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City of Albuquerque Agrees to Sanctions After Violating Agreement With the ACLU of New Mexico to Not Enforce Panhandling Ordinance

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Yesterday a U.S. District Court judge signed a stipulated order, sanctioning the City of Albuquerque for violating a February court order to not enforce an ordinance restricting speech on medians, freeway entrances, and exit ramps while litigation about the ordinance was ongoing.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers

ALBUQUERQUE, NM— A federal court has blocked the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture, or death in their countries of origin.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

U.S. District Court Judge Rules That the Trump Administration Must Reunite Families and Stop Future Separations

Albuquerque, NM — Yesterday, Federal District Court Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the US District Court for the District of Southern California granted the ACLU’s motion for a nationwide preliminary junction in Ms. L v. ICE, barring the administration from continuing its cruel policy of family separation.