Somos in the News
April 4, 2025
Immigrant advocates note wins, losses from Legislature
A battleground formed in the state Legislature this past session, with the Trump administration’s promises to launch the largest deportation effort in American history prompting bills from both Democrats and Republicans to shape the course New Mexico would take in response
March 26, 2025
Lawsuit Seeking to Bar IRS from Sharing Taxpayer Information Expands, Adding DHS, ICE as Defendants
“The secret efforts by DHS and ICE to obtain confidential taxpayer data threatens to usurp Congress’s authority to decide when and on what terms confidential IRS information can be used by other agencies,” said Nandan Joshi, attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group and co-counsel for the plaintiffs. “The protections that the law affords to all taxpayers do not bend to suit the agenda of a new administration..”
March 26, 2025
Organizations Sue ICE, DHS To Prevent IRS From Sharing Immigrants' Personal Data To Enforce Crackdown
A coalition of organizations challenging the intended disclosure of tax return information to immigration enforcement officials has expanded its lawsuit to include the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and their top officials.
March 24, 2025
Appeals court reviews White House's use of wartime law for deportations
An appeals court heard arguments Monday regarding the White House's use of a wartime law to deport hundreds of migrants without due process and whether a judge's decision to block the use should be overturned.
March 21, 2025
Chaos at ICE! Activists denounce the "disappearance" of 48 immigrants detained by the US agency.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is at the center of a controversy following the arrest of 48 immigrants in New Mexico in early March. Human rights organizations have reported that their whereabouts are unknown, sparking a wave of outrage.
March 20, 2025
ACLU files complaint about ICE operations in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Roswell
A formal complaint has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico after federal immigration officials rounded up several dozen individuals during a recent operation in three cities in New Mexico, including Roswell.
March 19, 2025
Disappeared in New Mexico: It's not the American way
New Mexico residents are disappearing — as many as 48 individuals gone after a weeklong operation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency earlier this month.
No one disagrees that violent criminals need to be returned to their home countries. But as Americans, we should all demand that anyone arrested or detained be afforded the due process guaranteed by the Constitution, including to noncitizens.
March 19, 2025
48 New Mexico Residents Have Been Disappeared By ICE
According to [an ACLU-NM] complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, ICE hasn’t identified any of the 48 people they arrested, nor indicated where or in what conditions they’re being detained, whether they have access to attorneys or which agency is holding them.
March 19, 2025
48 New Mexico Residents Have Been Disappeared By ICE
According to ICE’s own announcement, it arrested most of those people not for criminal convictions, but for violations of civil immigration law, such as illegal entry or re-entry after deportation. [Marcela Díaz, founding executive director of Somos un Pueblo Unido] said Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Roswell’s mayors told members of her organization that they didn’t know the arrests would happen, and that ICE had assured them they would only be going after people with criminal convictions.
March 19, 2025
What is California doing for immigrants? A roundup before Trump's inauguration
Donald Trump's return to the presidency is causing great uncertainty among immigrants. Although the outlook is not positive, some states are already taking action to protect the sector, including California.
March 19, 2025
Civil rights groups denounce that 48 ICE detainees have been ‘forcibly disappeared’
In the first week of March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted an “enhanced enforcement operation” in New Mexico that resulted in the arrest of 48 people, as reported by the agency itself. Their names, whereabouts, whether they have access to counsel and which agency is holding them are all unknown, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which considers them to have been “forcibly disappeared.”
March 19, 2025
Civil organizations denounce the "disappearance" of 48 ICE detainees
In the first week of March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted an “enhanced enforcement operation” in New Mexico that resulted in the arrest of 48 people, as reported by the agency itself. Their names, whereabouts, whether they have access to counsel and which agency is holding them are all unknown, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which considers them to have been “forcibly disappeared.”
March 18, 2025
Immigration Showdown: New Mexico Lawmakers Tackle Critical Issues in Today’s Debate
Immigrant advocates in New Mexico are urging lawmakers to act swiftly as the Trump administration expands its deportation efforts in the state. Recently, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained 48 migrants in places like Albuquerque and Santa Fe, including 20 with criminal records. This has raised serious concerns about human rights violations.
March 18, 2025
Dozens Of People Missing In New Mexico Following ICE Raids: 'They've Been Effectively Disappeared'
A group of immigrants' rights advocates in New Mexico filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reporting the "disappearance" of 48 state residents after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in the area in early March.
March 18, 2025
Lawmakers consider making high school equivalency tests free for some New Mexicans
Jorge Rodriguez has lived in Lea County for a year, working as a fitness instructor to provide for his family, but says he is limited in his professional growth without a GED certificate. And right now, he can’t afford the cost of the certification test.
March 18, 2025
In New Mexico, we respect and protect privacy
New Mexican trust their state to protect their personal information. Yet, this trust is being violated.
March 18, 2025
Lawyers Allege 48 People ‘Disappeared' After ICE Raids in New Mexico Cities
Lawyers and immigrant rights groups are raising alarms over the whereabouts of 48 people detained during recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across three New Mexico cities. Advocates say the individuals arrested earlier this month in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Roswell have been effectively "disappeared," with no information on where they are being held or whether they have access to legal counsel.
March 18, 2025
ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say
“What we know is people in our community are gone, workers are gone, family members are gone, our neighbors are gone,” said Marcela Díaz, founding executive director of Somos un Pueblo Unido.
March 17, 2025
ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say
According to ICE’s own announcement, it arrested most of those people not for criminal convictions, but for violations of civil immigration law, such as illegal entry or re-entry after deportation. Díaz said Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Roswell’s mayors told members of her organization that they didn’t know the arrests would happen, and that ICE had assured them they would only be going after people with criminal convictions.
March 17, 2025
ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say
In the first week of March, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested four dozen New Mexico residents as part of immigration raids in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Roswell.
March 17, 2025
ICE arrests 48 immigrants lacking permanent legal status in New Mexico
At a press conference held at the state Capitol on Monday, a group of immigrants' rights advocates announced the submission of a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security challenging the "disappearance" of 48 New Mexico residents.
March 17, 2025
New Mexico lawmakers debate immigration issues
SANTA FE, N.M. – Immigrant advocates are pushing lawmakers to take action before the end of the legislative session, especially now that the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans are expanding to New Mexico.
March 17, 2025
In New Mexico, we respect and protect privacy
A recent report, “Subjected to Surveillance: ICE Access to New Mexico Residents’ Personal Data,” published by Just Futures Law and Somos Un Pueblo Unido, reveals a disturbing reality: Federal immigration agencies are bypassing New Mexico’s immigrant public safety policies by purchasing sensitive personal information from data brokers or obtaining it through state law enforcement networks.
March 17, 2025
‘Effectively Disappeared’: Little Info About 48 People Taken By ICE Across NM, Advocates Say
Little is known about the 48 people who were arrested by ICE, advocates and attorneys say, including their names, where or why they are being held, the conditions they are in or if they are even still in the country.
March 17, 2025
‘Effectively Disappeared’: Little Info About 48 People Taken By ICE Across NM, Advocates Say
Four dozen people have “disappeared” from three New Mexico cities after a weeklong operation by the federal government earlier this month, according to a complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Sunday.
March 17, 2025
Immigration attorneys file complaint about ICE raids in NM
Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 48 undocumented immigrants in New Mexico. Immigrant rights advocates and attorneys still don't know the names or locations of those individuals.
March 17, 2025
New Mexico lawmakers debate immigration issues
SANTA FE, N.M. – Immigrant advocates are pushing lawmakers to take action before the end of the legislative session, especially now that the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans are expanding to New Mexico.
March 17, 2025
ICE detains 48 migrants across 3 New Mexico cities
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported on Wednesday that 48 migrants have been detained following a week-long ICE operation in three New Mexico cities. These arrests have advocacy groups concerned for the safety of mixed-status families.
March 17, 2025
ICE detains 48 migrants across 3 New Mexico cities
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported on Wednesday that 48 migrants have been detained following a week-long ICE operation in three New Mexico cities. These arrests have advocacy groups concerned for the safety of mixed-status families.
March 16, 2025
Advocates urge action after ICE detains 48 residents in New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of health reported only one new case in the past week, the fifth week of the outbreak. New cases have been trending down, with 6 cases reported in the fourth week, and 8 in the third week.
March 14, 2025
FRI: Measles cases trend lower in latest week of NM outbreak, Big Tech lobbies for AG-backed bill, + More
The New Mexico Department of health reported only one new case in the past week, the fifth week of the outbreak. New cases have been trending down, with 6 cases reported in the fourth week, and 8 in the third week.
March 13, 2025
Big Tech lobbies New Mexico for AG-backed bill
Two competing data privacy bills pending at the New Mexico Legislature appear aimed at protecting residents’ information online.
March 9, 2025
Silver City council approves applications for several projects
The Silver City Town Council held a regualar meeting February 25, 2025. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, and Councilors Nicholas Prince, Rudy Bencomo and Stan Snider.
March 5, 2025
Virtual Forum "Know Your Rights"
Virtual Forum "Know Your Rights" Univision.
March 5, 2025
Virtual Forum "Know Your Rights"
Virtual Forum "Know Your Rights" Telemundo.
March 3, 2025
Virtual Forum "Know Your Rights"
Virtual Forum "Know Your Rights" Univisión Nuevo Mexico.
February 27, 2025
Silver aims for street, water system grants
At a short regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Silver City Town Council approved a resolution supporting an application to the Colonias Infrastructure Fund, a state program for rural communities in southern New Mexico.
February 24, 2025
With fear they try to silence the immigrant struggle in the United States
Zulema Chavero, from the Somos un Pueblo Unido organization in New Mexico, denounced the existence of a narrative that seeks to instill fear, sell data and increase uncertainty about the immigrant community.
February 22, 2025
New bill provides hope as fear among immigrant community grows
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — KOB 4 is hearing from immigrants and their families as false reports of raids continue to run rampant, spreading fear across the community. But as that happens, there’s new hope for many in the form of a bill.
February 22, 2025
Bill to protect personal information passes Senate committee
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — KOB 4 is hearing from immigrants and their families as false reports of raids continue to run rampant, spreading fear across the community. But as that happens, there’s new hope for many in the form of a bill.
February 19, 2025
New Mexico lawmakers push for 'Immigration and Data Privacy' legislation amid crackdown
SANTA FE, N.M. — Senate Bill 36, a "Sensitive Personal Information Nondisclosure" bill, passed on a 4 to 3 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee at the 2025 legislative session held in the New Mexico State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 17. The bill is headed to the Senate floor.
February 17, 2025
N.M. Sheriff Challenges Trump Immigration Enforcement Policy
After 30 years in law enforcement, Taos County Sheriff Steve Miera says he knows what his job is, and what it isn’t.
February 13, 2025
Book Launch - The Santa Fe Six: Outlaw Poets
Six Santa Fe authors announce the publication of their book of original poetry and prose.
February 8, 2025
$340 Million Climate Measure Clears Senate Committee
The Senate Conservation Committee voted Saturday to recommend spending $340 million on both statewide and local sustainable energy projects.
February 7, 2025
Legislative Roundup: 44 Days Left In Session
Data privacy and immigration enforcement: Dozens of immigrant rights advocates packed into a Thursday afternoon Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee meeting to show their support for a bill prohibiting public employees from disclosing personal information for the purpose of federal immigration enforcement.
February 6, 2025
Business Briefs from the Roundhouse
El Rito Media News Services Immigrant and Workers Day of Action: Somos Un Pueblo Unido is planning a celebration at the Roundhouse with a march
February 4, 2025
Hundreds rally at Roundhouse for immigrant rights
Immigrant families and advocacy groups marched at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe on Monday as a part of what was called the Immigrant and Workers Day of Action.
February 3, 2025
Rally at the Roundhouse: Protestors ask state to stand up to federal immigration policy
SANTA FE, N.M. — Over a thousand immigrant families and advocates taking a stand and marching to New Mexico's Capitol on Monday in response to President Donald Trump's executive orders that threaten undocumented immigrants daily.
February 3, 2025
Lawmakers speak on national immigration debate as immigration groups hold rally in Santa Fe
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Immigration is one of the biggest issues people are debating across the United States. On Monday, New Mexicans joined the national movement, demanding stronger protections for undocumented workers while the other side said it’s time to send criminals, who are here illegally, back.
February 3, 2025
On Immigrant Workers Day of Action, hundreds of New Mexico demonstrators push for protections
An estimated crowd of 1,200 people turned out for a pro-immigrant march and rally Monday morning at the state Capitol.
February 3, 2025
The Lens: Labor March Lands at the Capitol
More than a 1,000 New Mexicans rally support on Immigrant and Workers’ Day of Action
February 3, 2025
Hundreds rally in Santa Fe for Immigrant's Rights
SANTA FE, N.M. — Over a thousand immigrant families and advocates taking a stand and marching to New Mexico's Capitol on Monday in response to President Donald Trump's executive orders that threaten undocumented immigrants daily.
February 3, 2025
Featured Legal rights advocates: Protect New Mexicans' data from getting to ICE, other states
In a time when federal immigration officials can conduct deportation raids in schools and churches, and women are encouraging others not to have menstrual tracking apps on their phones, New Mexico rights advocacy organizations are calling on the Legislature to codify data protection measures.
February 3, 2025
Over 1,000 New Mexican rally in Santa Fe for immigrants' rights
SANTA FE — Hundreds of immigrant families and over a dozen organizations marched on New Mexico’s capitol Feb. 3 at Immigrant and Workers’ Day of Action, a powerful day of advocacy, resistance, and solidarity.
February 3, 2025
Immigrants’ rights groups march, rally at New Mexico Legislature
More than 1,000 people converged on the New Mexico Legislature on Monday to call for stronger protections for immigrants and workers at the state level as a shield against President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies.
February 3, 2025
Hundreds Of Immigrants To March & Rally In Santa Fe Today
SANTA FE—Today, Somos Acción and over a dozen organizations will host this year’s Immigrant and Workers’ Day of Action, a powerful day of advocacy, resistance and solidarity.
February 3, 2025
On Immigrant and Workers Day of Action, hundreds push for stronger protections
Octavio Burrola, now a legalized citizen and retired, Burrola — who said he served 24 years in the National Guard — joined a throng of some 1,300 demonstrators from across the state Monday at the Capitol to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to society and demand stronger protections for workers and their families.
January 31, 2025
Climate Wins Are Happening, You Just Aren’t Hearing About Them
Research has long shown that we’re drawn to bad news, in perpetual search of the next disaster. This means the hard-fought victories of climate activists—like the Jan. 30 court ruling which found that consent for Scottish oil and gas fields Rosebank and Jackdaw was granted unlawfully—are being drowned in news cycles of despair.
January 30, 2025
Immigrant advocates call for data privacy protections
A report released Thursday by several advocacy groups accuses federal immigration agencies of bypassing New Mexico's protections by accessing personal information from government agencies and companies that collect and sell personal data.
January 30, 2025
NM immigration, civil rights groups back enhanced digital privacy protections
The report, from Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Just Futures Law, Empower and Mijente, describes how ICE uses third-party data companies, such as LexisNexis, to access information such as property, financial and criminal records.
January 24, 2025
Judge puts a stop to Donald Trump's executive order
The first temporary suspension of an executive order by former President Donald Trump marks a pivotal moment in the US immigration debate. Seattle federal judge John Coughenour blocked the measure aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."
January 24, 2025
Judge stops Donald Trump's executive order
United States.- The first temporary suspension of an executive order by former President Donald Trump marks a pivotal moment in the U.S. immigration debate. Seattle federal judge John Coughenour blocked the measure aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."
January 23, 2025
Trump Deportations: Immigrants Prepare for Deportation Threat
The New Mexico-based immigrant rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido said it is launching a statewide “Know Your Rights” campaign to help immigrants.
January 21, 2025
Immigrant rights group launches Know Your Rights campaign in New Mexico
A local immigrant rights group, Somos Un Pueblo Unido, has launched a "Know Your Rights" campaign to educate people about their constitutional rights. The initiative aims to reach 3,000 individuals through workshops and presentations across New Mexico.
January 21, 2025
RSF Author Daniel Galvin Discusses His Book: Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers’ Rights
Political scientists have been pretty intensively studying economic and political inequality for the last decade or so. But most attention has been paid to the most powerful actors, like the super wealthy, the corporations, and organized interests and how they exercise political influence.
January 20, 2025
Statewide Campaign to Know Your Rights
Statewide Campaign to Know Your Rights - Univision Nuevo Mexico
January 20, 2025
Statewide Campaign to Know Your Rights
Statewide Campaign to Know Your Rights - Telemundo Nuevo Mexico
January 21, 2025
Local immigrants right group launches 'Know Your Rights' campaign, workshops
"If we could turn that fear, that anxiety, the uncertainty into learning, getting more information and into action, we just feel more secure in our communities," said Díaz, executive director of worker and immigrant rights advocacy group Somos Un Pueblo Unido.
November 24, 2024
Immigrant rights groups call for aggressive action from state legislature to prevent mass deportations
SANTA FE — New Mexico immigrant rights groups and Democratic state House Speaker Javier Martinez are advocating for state laws that would protect immigrants from the mass deportations promised by President-elect Donald Trump.
November 22, 2024
House speaker, advocates plot pushback on Trump deportation plans
New Mexico will not be cooperating with a potential Trump administration crackdown on undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. — at least not if House Speaker Javier Martínez has anything to say about it.
November 17, 2024
Featured ‘A sizable impact’: How Trump’s mass deportations could affect New Mexico’s workforce, economy
Marcela Díaz remembers when the federal Department of Homeland Security conducted I-9 audits, a means of identifying undocumented workers employed by local businesses, during former president Donald Trump’s first term in office.
November 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s victory puts all eyes back on the border
The candidate who depicted immigrants as dangerous criminals just won with an impressive electoral mandate. Will he follow through on the aggressive policies he sold to voters?
May 21, 2024
Business Insider
Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.
April 21, 2024
USA Today
Trump promises to “drill, baby, drill’ and kick out migrants are at odds. Here’s why.
January 31, 2024
Santa Fe Reporter
Immigrant Investment: They continue to make large economic contributions, but immigrant workers don’t receive benefits of some public programs
December 12, 2023
Santa Fe Reporter
New Report Shows Positive Outcomes with Guaranteed Income Pilot Program.
December 4, 2023
Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe worker first in state to receive protection from deportation under new federal process
November 17, 2023
New Mexico Political Report
Report Details Economic Impact of Immigrants in Santa Fe.
August 18, 2023
Carlsbad Current Argus
US Representative Gabe Vasquez Pushes bill to Pay Medical Costs for New Mexico Permian Oil & Gas Workers
January 31, 2023
Source New Mexico
New Mexico Workers, Immigrants and their Families Show Political Strength in Santa Fe
January 22, 2023
Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe receives grant for immigrant workforce study
January 10, 2023
KSFR 101.1 FM
Somos Un Pueblo Unido Teaming With OSHA To Protect Immigrant Workers
January 3, 2023
NM Political Report
Immigrant oil workers in NM support a shift to clean energy
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