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A federal court held the first hearing in Carlos Doe v. ICE, a case that challenges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 2022 decision to certify the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) as passing its overall performance evaluation.
As the nation faces increased threats to civil rights under a second Trump presidency, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced immediate action to protect constitutional freedoms in the state.
Community organizer Justin Allen is suing the City of Albuquerque for infringing on his free speech rights after city employees retaliated against him for informing a group of unhoused neighbors that the city had no right to move them or seize their belongings
New Mexico immigrants’ rights advocates denounce recently revealed plans by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand immigration detention capacity in New Mexico and other states
The lawsuit, filed in the Second Judicial District Court, claims that APD officers exploited DWI arrests to solicit bribes. The suit seeks monetary damages for the plaintiff, Smith, who was falsely arrested and pressured to pay thousands of dollars to have the charges dropped.