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New Mexico

NM
28
Counties
1
287(g)
27
IGSA Facilities
13
ICE Contracts
1
Fights
72
Total Entries
Heat

County Fights in New Mexico

Otero County NM — AG Supreme Court Challenge to ICE/MTC Contract
contested — New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez filed an emergency petition with the NM Supreme Court on April 1, 2026 to void the Otero County ICE/MTC contract at the Otero County Processing Center. The court unanimously denied the request on April 16, 2026. The contract survives — for now — but the Immigrant Safety Act (HB 9), signed February 2026, bans all new or renewed state and local civil immigration detention agreements effective May 20, 2026. Torrance County defied the law by extending its ICE contract the morning after the State Senate vote.

Counties Ranked by Heat Score

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1Otero County, NM525Partial
2Eddy County, NM462Auto only
3Curry County, NM385Auto only
4Bernalillo County, NM362Auto only
5Cibola County, NM363Auto only
6Chaves County, NM313Auto only
7Hidalgo County, NM263Auto only
8McKinley County, NM263Auto only
9San Miguel County, NM263Auto only
10Santa Fe County, NM262Auto only
11Luna County, NM213Auto only
12Union County, NM213Auto only
13Catron County, NM163Auto only
14Colfax County, NM163Auto only
15De Baca County, NM163Auto only
16Doña Ana County, NM163Auto only
17Grant County, NM163Auto only
18Guadalupe County, NM163Auto only
19Harding County, NM163Auto only
20Lea County, NM162Auto only
21Mora County, NM163Auto only
22Quay County, NM163Auto only
23Roosevelt County, NM163Auto only
24San Juan County, NM162Auto only
25Sandoval County, NM162Auto only
26Sierra County, NM163Auto only
27Socorro County, NM163Auto only
28Torrance County, NM162Auto only
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