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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

Ahead of Second Trump Administration, ACLU Launches Campaign in Southern Border States Elevating Asylum Seekers’ Immigration Journeys

he “Letters to America” campaign comes as ACLUs of Arizona, New Mexico, San Diego & Imperial Counties, Texas prepare for anti-immigrant threats under incoming Trump administration
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

ACLU Vows to Protect New Mexican’s Civil Rights and Constitutional Freedoms

As the nation faces increased threats to civil rights under a second Trump presidency, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced immediate action to protect constitutional freedoms in the state.

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

ACLU Commends New Directive Requiring Border Patrol to Safeguard and Return Migrants’ Personal Belongings

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has published a groundbreaking new directive to curb longstanding inconsistencies and abuses in Border Patrol’s handling of migrants’ personal belongings. This policy change is a victory for immigrants’ rights and follows more than a decade of advocacy.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights