The American Civil liberties Union (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)...
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May 12, 2021
Torrance County Detention Facility Lawsuit
Immigrants’ Rights
The ACLU of NM and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine asylum-seekers formerly detained at the Torrance County Detention Center as well as the Santa Fe Dreamers Project, a...
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Jul 8, 2020
Barco, Luis and Velasquez v. Price, Orozco, Albence, Wolf, Barr, and ICE
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Mexico sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today on behalf of immigrants detained in Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico...
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Apr 2, 2020
NMLOPD, NMCDLA, ACLU-NM v. State of New Mexico, Grisham, Lucero, & Martinez
Status: Lost
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico, the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender (LOPD), and the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA) filed an emergency...
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Apr 2, 2020
Evans v. State of New Mexico and Warden Derek WIlliams
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the First Judicial District Court, demanding the release of a woman held in Santa Fe County Jail on a...
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Mar 3, 2020
Maldonado v. Loberg and The New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit against a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer and the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, alleging that NMSP officer Sondre...