County commissioners advanced an ordinance limiting use of county property, staff and records for immigration enforcement.
Immigration
Posted inFeatured
How a federal lawsuit to end in-state tuition could affect undocumented NM students.
Many Chaparral students rely on higher education benefits that are under threat from a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
CYFD sent a 15-year-old to Mexico. Why the teen may not come back.
The state Justice Department made the request after the teen was left to cross the border alone to reunite with his mother.
Posted inHealth
Vasquez decries ‘ICE tax’ on New Mexico home health services
Vasquez argued for policy changes like his Careworker Visa Act, which would create a new visa for child- and eldercare workers.
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U.S. sues New Mexico over law extending higher education benefits to immigrants
Similar lawsuits were also filed against three other states for tuition policies regarding undocumented students Thursday.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘We can’t allow this to happen’: Advocates decry recent spike in Santa Fe ICE arrests
At least 11 people reportedly were arrested Wednesday, while other arrests occurred over the weekend and early Thursday.
Posted inCriminal Justice
ICE makes arrest in Santa Fe health clinic lot
The arrest at La Familia, captured in video circulating on social media, was one of several ICE arrests reported Wednesday in Santa Fe.
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New Mexico congresswoman joins bipartisan push to fix visa delays for artists
USCIS is required to process the specialized visas within 14 days, but current processing times range from 12 and 13 months.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Amid border wall battle with feds, New Mexico Catholic dioceses call upon the devout
A pilgrimage is planned Sunday at Mount Cristo Rey, near where the Trump administration wants a new border wall segment.
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ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says
The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.
