ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB 15, The Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Classification Act (the Act), marking a critical step forward in protecting immigrant youth in New Mexico.

2022’s First Place winner, Lindsay Angulo, answers questions from the NMILC team.

HB 15, the Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification Act, made it through the legislature and is now awaiting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature to become law.

Congratulations to Jazmin Irazoqui-Ruiz, Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Fellow & Senior Attorney at NMILC, on being awarded the 2023 “Brindis a la Mujer” award!

USCIS N-648 Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities

McLaughling shares the incredible experience she has had providing pro bono legal services with NMILC.

The expansion of Title 42 to include Venezuelans is another example of President Biden breaking his promise to do better than the previous administration.

View images from the vigil held in front of the ICE office in Albuquerque to honor and remember the life of Kesley Vial who lost his life under the custody of ICE.

Selena (pseudonym) is a young woman who survived seemingly insurmountable circumstances to fight for her abuser’s conviction and for her own path to lawful immigration status.