The ACLU of New Mexico and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC) today filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine asylum-seekers formerly detained at the Torrance County Detention Facility who were attacked with pepper spray for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced it has tapped policy expert Nayomi Valdez to lead the ACLU’s public policy efforts in the state of New Mexico.
Otero County Processing Center among facilities targeted for shut down
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Yesterday, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
Leon Howard, legal director of the ACLU of New Mexico, had this response:
ACLU of New Mexico commends lawmakers and Governor Lujan Grisham for paving a path for justice in New Mexico.
In 2019, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and cooperating attorney, Mark Chaiken (Virtue & Najjar, P.C.), filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of Diane Roberts, a transgender diesel mechanic. The lawsuit alleged that Ms.