Feds vs. New Mexico

TUESDAY, MAY 26

PROGRAM #11151 12:00 PM PT

Feds vs. New Mexico. 

The federal government has filed a lawsuit against the state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque over the Immigrant Protection Act, enacted in February, which prohibits local governments from entering into contracts with ICE for immigrant detention and bans cooperation agreements between ICE and local police. The federal government argues these state laws interfere with federal law. What’s the core dispute and the national implications of this legal battle?

Guest: Víctor H. Romero-Hernández, Policy and Coalition Partnership Manager, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC), Albuquerque, NM.

ICE Detains a Dreamer in Her Home. Karla Toledo, a DACA recipient with a valid work permit and no criminal record, was detained at her home in Tucson, Arizona. Toledo was an active community organizer who led “Know Your Rights” workshops. Her case adds to an alarming trend: since Trump’s return to the White House, nearly 300 DACA recipients have been arrested and more than 80 deported. Why the criminal penalties? And what protections do they have left?

Guest: Luis Campos, Attorney, Tucson, AZ. 

Green Card Seekers in Limbo. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that foreigners seeking permanent residence will need to leave the country and apply from their home nation, with unspecified exceptions. The move, which could affect hundreds of thousands of applicants a year, has left lawyers, advocates, and immigrants stunned and scrambling for answers. It is the latest sign that the Trump administration is now targeting legal immigration pathways — not just undocumented migrants. What options remain? And who is hit hardest?

Photo: HTGanzo/Adobe Stock

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