Press Releases

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ACLU Petitions Court to Release Detainee for Critical Medical Treatment

ICE, CoreCivic Warden in Cibola, NM, deny critical medical care to Guatemalan detainee suffering from a traumatic brain injury, refuse to release him after prolonged detention
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU Files Racial Profiling Lawsuit against BCSO

Suit alleges BCSO deputies pulled over black motorist three times without cause

ACLU Challenges Unjustified Detention of Iraqi Nationals, Including Albuquerque Resident Abbas Al-Sokaini

The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations have filed a brief asking a federal court to order the release of Iraqi nationals who have been detained for months by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU and SWLC File Discrimination Lawsuit against Walgreens

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the Southwest Women’s Law Center (SWLC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mother and her daughter against a Walgreens pharmacy in Albuquerque, NM, for sex-based discrimination.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

10th Circuit Ruling against Bloomfield Ten Commandment Monument Stands

U.S. Supreme Court denies review in Felix v. Bloomfield; Ten Commandments monument will be removed from government property.

Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy Groups Respond to Trump Birth Control Mandate

The Trump Administration issued rules that would allow nearly all employers to deny their employees insurance coverage for contraception if the employer has a religious or moral objection.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU Stands Ready to Defend Players Right to protest

After several University of New Mexico football players took a knee during the national anthem this weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced that it stands ready to defend the First Amendment right of student athletes to participate in political protests.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

ACLU of New Mexico Responds to Federal Injunction against Justice Department

On Friday, September 15, 2017, a federal judge in Chicago ruled that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions cannot withhold federal grant money from cities that don’t enforce federal immigration policies. The temporary injunction applies nationwide.
Issue Areas: Police Practices