By André Salkin, Santa Fe New Mexican
Nov. 22, 2024
New Mexico will not be cooperating with a potential Trump administration crackdown on undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. — at least not if House Speaker Javier Martínez has anything to say about it.
Martínez, D-Albuquerque, stood alongside representatives of five immigrants’ rights groups Friday at the Roundhouse as they unveiled nine proposals to protect immigrants in New Mexico. One of the proposals would prevent state resources from being used to help with President-elect Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans and bar the state and local governments from contracting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrants.
“I’m not an ally. I’m not a champion. I’m one of you,” Martínez, a second-generation American, said to the audience of immigrants and advocates.
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