EDUCATION Immigrant students at Albuquerque Public Schools: 'There are some students that have straight up disappeared' At APS, teachers say immigration fears are keeping students out of school
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AG sues to block Otero County's ICE contract Claims county has no authority to hold civil immigration detainees
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AG says Otero County emergency meeting invalid Finding puts ICE contract for Chaparral detention facility in limbo
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Lawmaker seeks review of Otero County's new ICE contract Las Cruces state representative says commissioners may have violated transparency law
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Albuquerque City Council approves ordinance to limit federal immigration enforcement Schools, hospitals, courthouses and city property deemed off limits for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Otero County leaders ink new deal with ICE Commissioners aim to preempt state law barring detention contracts
NEWS US Rep. Vasquez 鈥榝ully鈥 supports NM Legislature鈥檚 ban on ICE detention facilities NM鈥檚 rural counties shouldn鈥檛 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
NEWS Luj谩n, Heinrich vote against DHS funding Department of Homeland Security shutdown looks likely after funding vote fails in the Senate
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Survivor advocates concerned ICE fears deter reporting Rep. Vasquez meets with providers at La Pi帽on Sexual Assault Recovery Services
LEGISLATURE New Mexico Senate passes bill seeking to close immigration detention facilities After near decade of failed attempts, bill heads to governor's desk amid public pressure
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 'We thank you': People honor VA nurse killed during Minnesota protest Sunday tribute part of nationwide vigil honoring Alex Pretti
LEGISLATURE Immigration detention center bill passes the House amid public protest Proposed legislation reaches halfway point as nation protests ICE use of force
NEWS Thousands of Albuquerque protesters fill Civic Plaza to condemn ICE killings Protesters shut down parts of Downtown amid a nationwide walkout over immigration crackdown
NEWS Heinrich and Luj谩n say they will vote against DHS funding without oversight, transparency Constitutional law experts concerned by Trump administration response
NEWS 'We're not going to stand for it': Hundreds march Downtown Albuquerque to protest Alex Pretti's death Protester: 'What's happening in our country is out of control'
NEWS Bill that could shut immigration detention facilities in New Mexico advances in the House Mounting national political tension is pushing the legislation forward, but can it cross the finish line?
NEWS DA: Warrantless ICE detentions violate NM law Bregman sends letter warning ICE agents can be prosecuted for false imprisonment
POLITICS Six Democratic senators want billions in ICE funding redirected to other law enforcement agencies Heinrich among senators trying to redirect billions after fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota
NEWS Dozens of non-citizens picked up by ICE indefinitely held in New Mexico detention Sergei Izbitski lived in the US for decades, ran a successful business, and now sits in detention with no country to deport him to. His story isn't unique.
Featured 'This is dividing our community': City Council votes 5-4 against changing immigrant-friendly ordinance