ACLU of New Mexico

This unprecedented and likely unconstitutional bill would result in a significant spike in racial profiling of longtime residents. Thousands of people could be put in detention without due process, all while lining the pockets of private prisons.

Lawmakers are on notice: New Mexicans want real solutions to public safety, not failed solutions that have done nothing to make our communities safer.

Abortion is health care. Abortion is a right. Abortion access is vital to the health of New Mexicans.

Our ability to access diverse books and ideas at public libraries without fear of government censorship is core to the health of our democracy. We won't stop fighting to protect this right.

We're ready for 2025.

Invest in communities, not prisons.

We all deserve unobstructed access to the healthcare that allows us to be our authentic selves.

We'll keep fighting until "we the people" means ALL OF US.

The right to join with fellow citizens in protest or peaceful assembly is critical to a functioning democracy and at the core of the First Amendment. We're ready to defend that right at every turn in 2025.

Our site has many different resources to educate you about your rights in New Mexico. Knowing how to exercise your rights and what to do when they are violated is essential to defending democracy.

Keep New Mexico free.

New Mexico! We are hosting a statewide, virtual legislative advocacy training on January 7 at 6 p.m. Join us by signing up on our website: action.aclu.org/webform/nm-202…

We're clear-eyed about the challenges a second Trump term brings to our fundamental freedoms. We're fighting Trump's anti-liberty agenda by creating firewalls for freedoms in the states, pursuing litigation to protect our civil rights, and protecting our right to dissent.

Understaffing in our jails and prisons is an inevitable consequence of our country's limitless dependence on criminalization and mass incarceration. The consequences are dire for those locked inside. Read the new report from @PrisonPolicy here: prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/0…

Trans youth deserve the opportunity to be themselves, and we'll always fight for that right.

The ACLU is built for this moment. Please make a donation toward our $250,000 Giving Tuesday goal before midnight on 12/3 – and whatever you give will be matched to ensure the ACLU can protect the rights of all of us. action.aclu.org/give/make-matc…

No matter who, no matter where -- we'll defend New Mexicans when police violate their rights.

The incoming administration poses a dire threat to our fundamental liberties and democracy – and the ACLU has the blueprint to stop it. Donate now. action.aclu.org/give/make-matc…

We've been here before with a Trump administration hostile to Indigenous rights. We're ready to work with partners across the state to use all the tools necessary to fight for our communities.

A lot of work has gone into making New Mexico one of the safest places for reproductive health care. But the work on increasing access in our state is far from over.