Family members describe recent ICE arrests in Santa Fe, as residents protest

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 1,112

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Two relatives of people whom federal immigration agents arrested Wednesday in Santa Fe spoke out at a news conference Thursday, during which New Mexico elected officials decried the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s tactics in what they described as a spree of immigration arrests in the city this week.

Madeline Pernillo, 18, and Yajaira Gutierrez, 19, described ICE’s arrests of their relatives in two separate events Wednesday. Their relatives are two of as …

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