Press Releases

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Apr 01, 2022

ACLU of New Mexico Commends CDC Decision to End the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that starting on May 23, it will end the widely condemned Title 42 immigrant expulsion policy.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights, Border Rights
Nov 03, 2021

ACLU Launches Border Humanity Project to Demand the Biden Administration Rebuild the U.S. Asylum System

The Campaign’s Website Offers Stories, Policy Recommendations, and Tools for Advocating for Humane Border Policies
Issue Areas: Border Rights
Aug 26, 2021

ACLU Demands Customs and Border Protection Investigate Recent Deadly Vehicle Pursuit, Release Vehicle Pursuit Policy

The ACLU of New Mexico and the ACLU of Texas sent a letter demanding that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduct an independent investigation into an Aug. 3 deadly vehicle pursuit by Border Patrol.
Issue Areas: Border Rights
Aug 19, 2021

ACLU Sues CBP For Excessive Force Against New Mexican Man at Columbus Port Of Entry

The ACLU of New Mexico filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of Anastacio Granillo, a 64-year-old New Mexican man who was assaulted by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officer at the Columbus Port of Entry while returning home from visiting family in Mexico in June 2019.
Issue Areas: Border Rights
Jun 07, 2019

ACLU of New Mexico Calls on IBWC to Block Construction of Private Border Wall on Public Federal Lands

Today, the ACLU of New Mexico called on the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to block We Build the Wall, a crowdfunded organization led by anti-immigrant extremists, from constructing a private border barrier across public property.
Issue Areas: Border Rights