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New Mexico Political Report
Posted inHealthcare, NM Legislature, Quick Reads

Bill to end detention of asylum seekers in New Mexico heads to Senate floor

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill that would prohibit New Mexico counties from holding contracts that allow immigrant detention by a vote of 5-2. SB 145, sponsored by state Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, D-Albuquerque, would prohibit public bodies from entering into intergovernmental service agreements to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations. The bill […]