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
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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.
Lawmakers Right to Pass Bill Funding Wildfire and Flooding Relief and then Adjourn, Say Advocacy Organizations
Both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature adjourned today, after passing a bill to fund the special session, which also included appropriations to help communities recover from wildfires and flooding in Ruidoso and Mescalero Apache Tribal lands.
Governor Lujan Grisham Reckless in Moving Forward with Unsupported Policy Proposals, Say Advocacy Organizations
Bold Futures, Equality New Mexico, the ACLU of New Mexico, and the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness condemned the governor's remarks scapegoating and perpetuating harmful narratives about New Mexicans who are experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and addiction.
Halt Special Legislative Session, Urge 41 Advocacy Organizations and Mental Health Experts
Today, the ACLU of New Mexico, EQNM, Bold Futures NM, and the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness, along with 37 other leading advocacy organizations and mental health experts sent a letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham urging her to call off the special legislative session.
ACLU-NM Calls for Investigation, Releases After Man Dies in ICE Custody in Otero Detention Facility
The ACLU of New Mexico calls on ICE to conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into Jhon Javier Benavides Quintana's death and to publicize the results of the investigation.