NM HM51

Requests the Economic Development Department and Workforce Solutions Department to study ways to replace civil immigration detention jobs with new employment opportunities for workers at three ICE detention facilities in Cibola, Otero, and Torrance counties

Requests the Children, Youth and Families Department, Corrections Department, and Health Care Authority to study alternative uses for existing detention facilities, including non-civil immigration detention, patient health care, and other community needs

Requests the Economic Development Department to study how state programs—including rural development funds, the innovation in state government fund, and state procurement preferences—could assist communities affected by potential prohibition of civil immigration detention

Study results and recommendations must be delivered to appropriate interim legislative committees by October 1, 2026

Memorial is linked to House Bill 9 (Immigrant Safety Act), which would prohibit public bodies from contracting to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations