Torrance County extends ICE detention contract day after Legislature votes to ban such agreements

The Torrance County Commission met for about two minutes to extend an agreement allowing ICE to continue housing detainees at its local jail.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 914

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Torrance County Commission met for about two minutes Wednesday morning to extend an agreement allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to continue housing detainees at its local jail, a little more than 12 hours after the New Mexico Senate voted to ban such agreements.

The Torrance County Detention Facility is one of three New Mexico jails housing ICE detainees through “intergovernmental service agreements.” Per those agreements, ICE pays counties for costs associated …

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