Brazilian Man’s Suicide Sends Shockwaves Through ‘Inhumane’ ICE Detention Center Detainees at New Mexico’s Torrance County Detention Facility recently launched a hunger strike, motivated in part by the August death of a 23-year-old asylum seeker in custody. Eduardo Campos Lima
Teresa Leger Fernandez Wins In New Mexico’s Third Congressional District. She’s Fighting For ‘A Politics Of Opportunity.’ Leger Fernandez wants to pass universal healthcare and improve infrastructure in tribal and rural communities. Lauren Gill
3 Transformational Candidates That the Working Families Party Is Excited About The party's national director tells The Appeal about candidates in New York, Washington, D.C., and New Mexico that the WFP would like to see oust the establishment. Joshua Vaughn
In Her First Run For Office, Teresa Leger Fernandez Wants To ‘Protect What We Love’ About New Mexico Leger Fernandez, whose district includes Navajo Nation and several Pueblo reservations, wants to pass universal healthcare and improve infrastructure in tribal and rural communities. Lauren Gill
A New Mexico Man Accused a Deputy of ‘Gestapo’-like Training. Then He Was Arrested. In Valencia County, a sheriff’s deputy who once faced allegations of excessive force in Albuquerque is accused of assaulting an elderly man. Joshua Vaughn
Border Patrol in New Mexico Stood By As Right-Wing Militia Terrorized Migrants Videos and audio posted by the group and its supporters on social media raise questions about the agency’s role. Debbie Nathan
In 1 Day, New Mexico Prison Had 2 Suicides In Solitary Confinement The state uses solitary at one of the highest rates in the nation. Kira Lerner
Migrants Endure Brutal Conditions in Border Encampments As they wait for permission to cross into the U.S., migrants, including children and infants, sleep on concrete and under plastic tarps, exposing them to cold, wind, rain, and illness. Debbie Nathan
