New Mexico Corrections head says settlement likely in suit over sending people on probation to ICE

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 583

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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New Mexico Corrections Department Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero said Tuesday that her department is moving toward settling a lawsuit over state officers’ practice of referring people on probation to federal immigration agents for arrest and deportation.

Movement toward a settlement – with terms that were not immediately clear – with the New Mexico State Ethics Commission marks the potential end of an unusual legal battle waged in state and federal court for …

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