Torrance County votes to extend ICE contract, potentially for last time

Still, county officials expect that operations at the jail, including detention of roughly 370 ICE detainees, will continue uninterrupted.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 450

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Torrance County Commission approved its latest — and potentially last — month-long extension Thursday of a contract enabling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold immigrants at the local jail.

The commission’s unanimous vote comes ahead of the May 20 effective date of House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, which prohibits public entities from contracting with ICE to detain immigrants. The New Mexico Legislature passed the bill in the 2026 legislative …

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