New Mexico lawmakers prepare for economic impacts caused by Immigrant Safety Act
Feb 10, 2026
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) –A new law banned New Mexico governments from contracting out their detention centers for ICE to use, but now lawmakers are confronting the economic fallout in counties expecting to lose jobs and local business. ICE has contracts with detention centers across three different
New Mexico counties, and by May, those contracts can't continue under new state law. State economic leaders now said they're preparing to address a [...] ...read more read less