Scope: Federal (New Mexico)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: April 1, 2026
Phase: 2026
New Mexico enacted a "Dignity, Not Detention"-style law ending state cooperation with civil immigration detention, joining a group of states including New Jersey, California, Washington, Illinois, Colorado, and Maryland with comparable laws curbing state involvement in civil immigration detention.
Constitutional basis: New Mexico Legislature exercising its own lawmaking authority under the state constitution; no state-internal branch challenge
Sources
- Truthout