This week, the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC), Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center (LAIAC), Innovation Law Lab, and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) submitted a complaint to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

Nine people seeking asylum from Cuba and Guatemala and the Santa Fe Dreamers Project have reached a settlement agreement with CoreCivic for an incident in May 2020 when guards at the Torrance County Detention Facility allegedly deployed pepper spray without justification.

A recent voting-rights ruling by our nation’s highest court could impact a redistricting lawsuit brought by the Navajo Nation against New Mexico’s San Juan County Commissioners.

The Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo recently announced its plans to join CHRISTUS Health, a Catholic healthcare system that restricts reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ+ inclusive healthcare, and end-of life care, as early as July 1, 2023. 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico today published 'Inherent Risks:’ Policy Analysis and Recommendations on Revised CBP Vehicle Pursuit Policy, produced in collaboration with the ACLU of Texas.

Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) must adhere to state anti-discrimination laws, ruled the New Mexico Court of Appeals this week.

Almost four years after Gisell Estrada was wrongfully arrested and placed in juvenile detention for robbery and murder, the City of Albuquerque has agreed to assist in her record expungement and pay her a significant settlement as part of an agreement.

The health order known as “Title 42” that effectively blocked off access to asylum protection for people seeking refuge in the United States, is set to expire today at midnight. 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico expressed frustration with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s vetoes of Probation and Parole Reform (SB 84) and Certain Drug Possession and Habitual Offenders (SB 187).