NM Legislature day 17 recap: Hecklers target Las Cruces lawmaker; 4 bills signed into law

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 753

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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More than 500 people gathered on the south side of the Roundhouse Thursday to celebrate the signing of House Bill 9, which bans local governments from signing detention contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local law enforcement from serving federal immigration warrants.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB9, along with three other bills Thursday. Her timing coincided with Youth Power Day, hosted by the climate justice nonprofit Semilla Project.

“We didn’t …

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