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ACLU Issues Travel Advisory for Texas After Passage of Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law
ALBUQUERQUE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, San Diego and Imperial Counties, and Texas issued an advisory warning people traveling through
New Mexico Supreme Court Hears Critical Case on Reproductive Rights
Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court convened to hear oral arguments in the pivotal case of State of New Mexico v. Board of County Commissioners for Lea County.
ACLU Condemns Failure to Hold Las Cruces Police Officer Accountable for Shooting of Elderly Woman
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico condemned the Third Judicial District Attorney’s and the New Mexico Attorney General’s failure to hold Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) Officer Jared Cosper accountable for shooting an elderly woman, Amelia Baca, on April 16, 2022.
Immigrants Detained at Torrance County Detention Facility Sue ICE Over Sham Inspection
A group of immigrants detained in inhumane conditions at New Mexico’s Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for certifying a sham inspection in 2022 that allowed ICE to evade federal law and continue detaining immigrants at the facility.
ACLU of New Mexico Condemns Anti-Indigenous Hate and Violence on Tewa Land
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico condemns this act of racist and hateful violence, as well as the cruel effort by the Rio Arriba County Commission to engage in cultural erasure and violence by honoring a colonizer against the wishes of community members.