Robinson: New Mexico Lawmakers Try To Understand State’s ICE Detention Centers

Robinson: New Mexico Lawmakers Try To Understand State’s ICE Detention Centers

By SHERRY ROBINSON All She Wrote New Mexico has three ICE detention centers in Otero, Torrance and Cibola counties. The governor is considering a bill to ban immigration detention facilities during an upcoming special legislative session. Understandably, local governments want to protect these sources of jobs and revenue, but detention centers aren’t your regular, accessible employer. They receive our tax dollars to warehouse human beings, but i…