NM Detention Centers Skirt New ICE Law
- What's been going on with the ICE Detention facilities in NM since the Immigrant Safety Act was passed? Turns out, all three facilities are staying open. ICE is continuing their contracts with Core Civic directly in both Torrance and Cibola counties, while in Otero County, commissioners are finding all kinds of ways to work around the new law, hoping to keep the detention facility open for at least another 5 years. But it's not all bad news. Tiffany Wang from Innovation Law Lab gives 505OMATIC an update on both the wins and challenges when it comes to immigrant detention in New Mexico.
