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.

contested — Otero approved a five-year ICE/MTC extension despite HB9. NM Supreme Court declined to intervene (Apr 16, 2026). After US DOJ sued NM (May 8), AG Torrez agreed to pause HB9 enforcement against Otero. Facility remains open as of late May 2026.

contested — Both counties moved to exit ICE contracts under HB9, but CoreCivic secured a sole-source/no-bid direct contract with ICE effective May 1, 2026, removing the counties as parties so HB9 no longer applies. Both facilities remain open.