NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Ethics Commission filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico Corrections Department for allegedly disclosing New Mexico probationers’ personal information to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for the purpose of facilitating arrests.
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The civil enforcement action names Alisha Tafoya Lucero in her official capacity as the secretary of the New Mexico Corrections Department and alleges that the department violated the Nondisclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Act enacted on July 1, 2025.
The act prohibits New Mexico state agency employees from intentionally disclosing sensitive personal information, including information regarding an individual’s immigration status and national origin, to anyone outside of the state agency, except in limited, enumerated circumstances, according to the New Mexico State Ethics Commission.
“The Legislature enacted the Nondisclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Act to ensure that New Mexicans can trust state agencies with their most sensitive personal information—not fear that it will be used against them,” stated Amelia Bierle, deputy director of the New Mexico State Ethics Commission, in a news rlease, “The Corrections Department’s mission is to strengthen New Mexico communities by providing those entrusted to its care with opportunities for positive personal growth and self-development. Using sensitive personal information to facilitate arrests by ICE betrays the Department’s own mission and violates New Mexico law.”…