15 hours ago · US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), another DHS agency, also plays a leading role in immigration enforcement, focusing largely on US border regions and ports of entry.

A Message from New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez “Our priority is to protect New Mexico’s families, especially children, from policies that create fear and destabilize communities. We are committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring public safety, but we must also safeguard the ability of families and children to access ...

ICE's ERO officers uphold United States immigration laws by focusing on individuals who present the greatest risk to national security, public safety or border security.

6 days ago · Immigrant advocacy organizations have been responding in-person to reported raids or other immigration operations, Genovese said, to try to confirm rumors. A widely circulated report of a raid at the University of New Mexico Hospital, for example, was overblown and involved a different law enforcement agency.

2 days ago · Typically two agencies enforce Title 8 immigration laws: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in the country's interior, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the nation's borders.

Jan 22, 2025 · On the third day of a new presidential administration that promises swift changes to the enforcement of civil immigration laws, state and local officials in New Mexico grappled with an expected ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Albuquerque, NM — In response to President Trump’s executive order rescinding longstanding federal protections for sensitive locations such as schools, churches, hospitals, and courthouses, the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) has issued guidance to leaders of these critical spaces. This change in policy, reversing safeguards recognized by both Republican and Democratic ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those aliens who undermine the safety of our nation’s communities and the integrity of …

Oct 16, 2024 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM – New Mexico immigrants’ rights advocates denounce recently revealed plans by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand immigration detention capacity in New Mexico and other states.

1 day ago · Stricter enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws isn't a new development. President Joe Biden’s administration deported more than 271,000 people last year, the largest number since 2014 ...