ACLU of New Mexico files formal complaint after recent ICE arrests
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The ACLU of New Mexico has filed a formal complaint after immigration officials took dozens of people into custody in the state. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officers arrested 48 illegal aliens during a week-long operation in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Roswell including 20 with serious criminal history.
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In a new complaint sent to the Department of Homeland Security, the ACLU said ICE did not disclose the identities of those arrested, where they are being detained, or what condition those facilities are in. It's also unclear if the detained individuals have access to legal counsel. 'We don't know what's happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They have effectively disappeared,' said Rebecca Sheff, ACLU of New Mexico.
The ACLU is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the matter.
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