NEWS US Rep. Vasquez ‘fully’ supports NM Legislature’s ban on ICE detention facilities NM’s rural counties shouldn’t rely on private prisons as an economic model, Vasquez says
LEGISLATURE Economic relief bill headed to governor's desk after state bans contracts with ICE The last minute legislation made the deadline but saw funds slashed in half
LEGISLATURE 'Emergency' economic relief bill races the clock after state bans contracts with ICE The bill would send $10.5 million to rural communities that rely on immigration detention facilities
LEGISLATURE 'We need to get out of the business of detention': House Bill 9 passes committee NM Senate Judiciary passes bill to ban ICE contracts, 5-3; GOP leaders stress potential economic harms
NEWS He almost signed his own deportation. A habeas petition in a New Mexico federal court saved him. An increase in habeas corpus petitions challenges unlawful detention as the state considers Immigrant Safety Act.
