Press Releases
May 7, 2025
Real ID in New Mexico: Defending Privacy, Dignity, and Safety for All Communities
SANTA FE, NM— As the country begins to implement the federal Real ID Act, immigrant communities and their allies are reaffirming their commitment to privacy, safety, and dignity for everyone.
April 11, 2025
Privacy Protection Bill, SB36, Signed into Law in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. – Today, local organizations throughout New Mexico celebrate a significant victory for privacy rights following the Governor's signing of Senate Bill 36 into law.
April 8, 2025
Somos Un Pueblo Unido decries IRS data sharing agreement with DHS and Joins National Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
“This is a further step in the Trump administration's larger effort to use all means available to detain and deport immigrants on a mass scale, while fostering a sense of anxiety and fear through government institutions. This creates the public perception of government institutions acting in politically-motivated and dangerous ways,”
March 17, 2025
Urgent Human Rights Complaint Submitted After ICE “Disappears” 48 New Mexico Residents
SANTA FE, NM – At a press conference held at the State Capitol today, a coalition 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.
February 21, 2025
New Mexico’s Path to a Thriving Clean Energy Workforce: A Strategic Playbook for Expanding Opportunities and Overcoming Economic Barriers
SANTA FE, NM— Today, Somos un Pueblo Unido and the National Skills Coalition (NSC) unveil "Building the Future Workforce: A Playbook for Expanding Workforce Opportunities and Reducing Economic Barriers in New Mexico".
January 30, 2025
Somos Un Pueblo Unido’s Report Exposes How ICE Exploits Data Brokers to Undermine New Mexico's Immigration Protections
SANTA FE, NM— A report released today by Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Just Futures Law, Empower, and Mijente reveals how 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
January 20, 2025
Somos Un Pueblo Unido Launches Know Your Rights Campaign Amid Anticipated Threats to Civil Liberties Under Trump Administration
SANTA FE, NM— In anticipation of growing threats to civil rights under Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President, Somos Un Pueblo Unido is launching a Know Your Rights campaign.
January 18, 2025
Somos Un Pueblo Unido Acknowledges the Senate Cloture Vote Regarding the Laken Riley Act
SANTA FE, NM— Somos Un Pueblo Unido extends our gratitude to Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján for their decisive NO votes on the Senate Cloture vote regarding the Laken Riley Act.
January 18, 2025
Somos Un Pueblo Unido Acknowledges the Senate Cloture Vote Regarding the Laken Riley Act
SANTA FE, NM— Somos Un Pueblo Unido extends our gratitude to Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján for their decisive NO votes on the Senate Cloture vote regarding the Laken Riley Act.
November 22, 2024
Somos Un Pueblo Unido & Immigrants’ Rights Groups Unveil New Policy Agenda to Defend and Protect Immigrant Families and Workers in New Mexico
SANTA FE, NM—Several immigrant-based and immigrant-serving organizations came together today at the Roundhouse to promote critical measures in 2025 aimed at defending immigrant workers and families.
April 17, 2024
Gallup Couple, Plaintiffs in Years-long Class Action Wage Enforcement Lawsuit, Finally Recoup Unpaid Wages Plus Damages
GALLUP, NM--Two Gallup residents who sought for years to recoup unpaid wages owed by a local business owner received their paychecks last week under the terms of a settlement agreement facilitated by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and Somos Un Pueblo Unido.
January 30, 2024
Report on NM Immigrant Oil & Gas Workers: Unsafe Conditions, Limited Access to Safety Net & Training Programs Will Undermine a Just Energy Transition
SANTA FE, NM--Plagued with injury, industry volatility, and limited pathways for advancement or train in the statue’s oil and gas industry are some of the major findings in “Southeastern New Mexico Oil and Gas Workforce Study,” a report commissioned by Somos and conducted by the University of New Mexico Center for Social Research.
December 12, 2023
Guaranteed Income Pilot Report: Cash Assistance Programs Improve Work, School Outcomes
SANTA FE, NM—A report on a recently concluded statewide guaranteed income pilot program with 330 immigrant families demonstrated unrestricted cash assistance programs allowed for low-wage earners to pursue better jobs, increase their educational levels, and improve other critical outcomes for their children.
December 4, 2023
First New Mexico Resident Receives Deferred Action Status for Workers Under New Program by the US Department of Homeland Security
Santa Fe, NM-New Mexico’s first deferred action recipient under new rules by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) joined Somos and the NM Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS) to provide information on how undocumented workers who are subject to workplace violations can apply for deferred action and a temporary work permit.
November 15, 2023
New Report Shows Immigrants in Santa Fe County Paid Over $122 Million in Taxes, Held Over $365 Million in Spending Power, and Contributed $1.1 Billion to the County’s GDP, or 12.3%, in 2019
SANTA FE, NM--A new report, New Americans in Santa Fe Count , released today by the American Immigration Council, in partnership with the City of Santa Fe’s Office of Economic Development and Somos Un Pueblo Unido, emphasizes the crucial role immigrants play in the county’s labor force, business creation, and consumer spending power.
November 2, 2023
New Mexico Immigrant Organizations Coalesce Around Essential Worker Legislation Introduced by Congressman Gabe Vasquez
WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted a virtual roundtable and press conference with essential immigrant workers from New Mexico immigrants’ rights organizations to announce the introduction of the Strengthening Our Workforce Act.
August 18, 2023
Community Members from Across the State Attend HSD Regulation Hearing in Support of Changing "Income" Definition
Rio Rancho, NM--Members of Somos and EL CENTRO De Igualdad y Derechos from across the state gathered at the NMHuman Services Department (NMHSD) in Rio Rancho to deliver public comments in favor of a rule change that would amend the current definition of “income” to exclude money received from cash transfer and guaranteed basic income (GBI) pilot programs.
August 17, 2023
Immigrant Oil & Gas Workers Laud U.S. Congressman Vasquez’s Bill to Compensate Families Hurt by Industry Health Hazards
Hobbs, NM--Seventy-five immigrant energy workers and families from Lea and Eddy counties met with U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez to talk about the perilous realities of working in the industry and the need for safer jobs and more workforce development opportunities in the region.
February 28, 2023
Report Findings: Workers’ Perspectives on the Oil & Gas Industry and Energy Transition in New Mexico’s Permian Basin Region
Santa Fe, NM--Somos revealed a new study by UNM’s Center for Social Research showing the dangerous reality of working in New Mexico's oil and gas industry, as well as workers’ perspectives on economic diversification and workforce development opportunities in the region.
