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People Held in ICE Custody at The Torrance County Detention Facility Expose Ongoing Unlivable Conditions and Demand Change 

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – People held in ICE custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility have consistently issued statements regarding the ongoing mistreatment and poor conditions inside of the facility. They continue to detail unlivable dorm units, inedible food, mistreatment and discrimination by guards and ICE staff, and due process violations in their asylum proceedings.

Today, detainees released a statement and a list of demands providing a firsthand account of ongoing abuses at Torrance County Detention Facility. The original document with its signatories can be accessed here. Below is an English translation:

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NMILC Files Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Complaint Against Cibola County Correctional Center

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Monday, April 17th. The New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC) along with partner organizations at Innovation Law Lab, the Santa Fe Dreamers Project, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and the New Mexico Dream Team filed a civil rights and civil liberties (CRCL) complaint against the Cibola County Correctional Center (CCCC) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The complaint can be accessed here.

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SB 350 Establishes Uniformity and Transparency Across New Mexico to make the U Visa Certification Process More Accessible for Victims of Crimes.

Albuquerque, N.M. Senate Bill 350, a U Visa Certification Act, nicknamed the “U Visa Cert Bill,” has been filed at the New Mexico Legislature. The bill is sponsored by Senator Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez and House Majority Floor Leader Gail Chasey.

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