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New Mexico Immigrants’ Rights Groups Denounce Unconstitutional Threats Against Local Communities

Following the Trump administration's release late yesterday of a list targeting so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions across the United States, a coalition of New Mexico immigrants’ rights organizations condemned this executive action as unconstitutional and immoral.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Ghanaian Doctoral Student Challenges Abrupt Termination of International Student Status 

A Ghanaian doctoral student at New Mexico Tech, “K.O.D.,” has filed an emergency lawsuit today challenging the abrupt termination of his student visa.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

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

PRESS CONFERENCE: Complaint Submitted After 48 NM Residents Taken by ICE

A coalition of immigrants’ rights advocates will host a press conference Monday at 10:00 am inside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.
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, Passes House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee with a 4-2 Vote

Today, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee heard and passed House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, with a vote of 4-2.
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