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On August 24, 2022, Kesley Vial, a young man from Brazil, died of a fatal suicide attempt that occurred on August 17 while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF).
DEMING, NM - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday released some details on the tragic death of a child apprehended by Border Patrol agents on July 22, 2022 near Deming, NM.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. —The American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLUs) of New Mexico and Texas sent a letter on Wednesday to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding the agency conduct an independent investigation into a deadly vehicle pursuit by Border Patrol on July 27, 2022.
The ACLU of New Mexico sent a letter on June 29, 2022 demanding that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduct an independent investigation into a deadly vehicle pursuit by Border Patrol on September 18, 202
On behalf of Innovation Law Lab, the ACLU-NM and law firm of Coyle & Benoit, PLLC filed a complaint, as well as a motion for a preliminary injunction, with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, related to a records request seeking to shed light on dangerous conditions at TCDF.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the ACLU of Texas published the first ever in-depth analysis of a Border Patrol Critical Incident Team report following a 2021 fatal vehicle pursuit in New Mexico.