Our volunteers are vital to moving NMILC’s mission forward of empowering our low-income immigrant community through free legal services, education, and advocacy. Help us celebrate them this Volunteer Appreciation Week!

On April 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship & Immigrations Services (USCIS) announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewals forms can also be filed online.

Seeking asylum is a fundamental human right. Unfortunately for the last several years, the U.S. government has abandoned its international obligations to migrants and asylum seekers by implementing MPP and expulsions under the presumed public health authority under Title 42.

Now that adult-use cannabis sales have officially become legal in New Mexico, NMILC would like to remind New Mexicans that using federally illegal substances or participating in any way in any business that deals with federally illegal substances, including marijuana, could negatively impact a non-citizen's ability to apply for future immigration benefits and/or to renew your current status. Read this blog by our former Detention & Asylum Supervising Attorney for a more in depth analysis. #nmpol #fbf

The New Mexico Access to Justice Commission in partnership with the NM Immigrant Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of NM will be presenting a free webinar on immigration issues such as current Biden administration executive actions, changes to immigration enforcement, access to benefits and public charge, among other topics.

As a retired attorney, Solove practices law through what is called a “Pro Bono License” through the New Mexico State Bar. A law license she played a role in creating in New Mexico.

President Biden and his administration wasted no time in getting to work on undoing the mess of an immigration system left by the previous administration and its xenophobic policy agenda.

Christian Farfan is an NMILC ally and member of our community partner organization, the New Mexico Dream Team. He began his career as a respiratory therapist on the COVID-19 frontline in Farmington, New Mexico.

The legal battle continues to find justice for 20 immigrant detainees inhumanely pepper sprayed for peacefully protesting at the Torrance County Detention Facility during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in May of 2020.

Congratulations to our staff attorney, Deshawnda, on being named the new Chair of the State Bar of New Mexico Immigration Law Section!