{"id":48477,"date":"2026-01-30T15:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48477"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:58:34","slug":"bill-would-ban-detention-contracts-with-ice-in-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/bill-would-ban-detention-contracts-with-ice-in-nm\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Would Ban Detention Contracts with ICE in NM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Would Ban Detention Contracts with ICE in NM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0CyiN5C_2HY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.30.26 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>The Immigrant Safety Act, introduced by Democratic state Reps. 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