Governor Bans CYFD From Having Children Sleep in Offices

New Mexico Governor Bans Overnight Stays In Government Offices For Children In State Custody

From the Office of the Governor: SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Monday banning the practice of children in state custody sleeping overnight in government offices, which has occurred when no appropriate foster or residential placements were available. Starting March 1, no child may sleep in a Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) office under any circumstances, and the agency must ensure all youth are pl…

NM Gov bans overnight office stays for youth in CYFD custody

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order that bans CYFD from housing youth in its offices. The ban goes into effect March, 2026. ((Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)Starting March 1, the New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department can no longer house youth in its custody in government office buildings while awaiting foster placement, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office announced on Monday. The ban comes via an executive order an…

New Mexico bans children in state care from sleeping in government offices

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Monday prohibiting children in state custody from sleeping overnight in government offices.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham blocks CYFD from housing New Mexico kids in offices

The order, which will become effective March 1, aims to eliminate a long-standing problem for New Mexico’s child welfare agency.

Order to change overnight in-custody children stays in New Mexico

The executive order aims to remove overnight stays in government office buildings for children in CYFD custody.

Governor bans CYFD from having children sleep in offices

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is banning overnight stays for children in state custody in government offices, effective March 1.