New Mexico’s most populous border county may join a movement prohibiting local officials from going out of their way to enforce federal immigration laws.
A huge crowd is expected Tuesday at a hearing, where Dona Ana commissioners will decide whether to make their area a “safe county.”
The move comes after commissioners received a petition in February with 10,000 signatures.
The resolution calls for county departments and employees not to enforce federal immigration laws unless required by federal and state statues.
Counties across the nation have passed similar measures following a federal court ruling in April. The court ruled a woman’s constitutional rights were violated after Oregon authorities kept her beyond her release date so she could be transferred to immigration agents.
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