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ACLU demands Customs and Border Protection investigate deadly vehicle pursuit in Southern New Mexico

The ACLU of New Mexico sent a letter on June 29, 2022 demanding that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduct an independent investigation into a deadly vehicle pursuit by Border Patrol on September 18, 202
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Advocacy group sues ICE to obtain records relating to dangerous conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility

On behalf of Innovation Law Lab, the ACLU-NM and law firm of Coyle & Benoit, PLLC filed a complaint, as well as a motion for a preliminary injunction, with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, related to a records request seeking to shed light on dangerous conditions at TCDF.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU-NM and ACLU-TX Publish Troubling Investigative Report by Border Patrol Critical Incident Team of Fatal New Mexico Vehicle Pursuit

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the ACLU of Texas published the first ever in-depth analysis of a Border Patrol Critical Incident Team report following a 2021 fatal vehicle pursuit in New Mexico.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Advocacy groups file records requests seeking transparency in troubled Torrance detention center

ACLU-NM this week filed records requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act and New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act regarding the operation, conditions and inspections of the Torrance County Detention Facility.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

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

Groups Demand ICE Allow Detained Haitians Access to Legal Services

Last Friday, November 5th, the ACLU of NM and other immigrant rights advocates and organizations delivered a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding access to legal services for Haitian migrants detained at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU, Elected Officials, and Community Leaders Call on Secretary Mayorkas to End Title 42 Expulsions

The ACLU of New Mexico, local elected officials, and community leaders today sent a letter asking Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to stop migrant expulsions under Title 42. 
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights