Trump Misses First Immigrant Children Reunification Deadline, More Than 3,000 Still Detained

Jul 11, 2018 | politics

San Diego, C.A.– The U.S. government missed the July 10th deadline for reuniting detained immigrant children under the age of five, set by southern California U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw.   On Tuesday, the government informed Sabraw that it was only able to...

Trump’s Conservative SCOTUS Nominee Could Mean Conservative Rulings for Decades To Come

Jul 10, 2018 | politics

On Monday, Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, to replace retiring judge Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, the Supreme Court will now have a Conservative majority. Kavanaugh’s confirmation will mean...

OPINION: White House Senior Staff, Actions Have Consequences

Jul 9, 2018 | politics

In recent weeks, people have taken to protesting against Trump officials outside of the White House while they are out in public and off duty. Most recently, White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and her family were kicked out of a restaurant in...

NMDT Educator Allies Help Immigrant Mother’s Journey to Reunite With Her Three Children

Jul 2, 2018 | Local News

Albuquerque, N.M – Last Friday, members of the New Mexico Dream Team had the opportunity to meet in person with an immigrant mother who was separated from her children last May and – with the help of  allies – was on her way to reunite with her...

New Mexico Joins the Shutdown of Tornillo Point of Entry Demanding #FreedomForImmigrants

Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

Tornillo, TX – Close to 100 immigrant leaders and allies of the New Mexico Dream Team made their way down to Tornillo, Texas to peacefully demonstrate and demand the liberation of all the children and parents currently being held at the Marcelino Serna Point of...

What’s happening at the border: Zero Tolerance Crisis, Family Separations, Mass Incarceration’s

Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

In a press release Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had reunited 522 immigrant children that had been detained as part of the zero-tolerance “initiative.” In that same release, DHS states, “The United States...

NMDT Launches First Organizing Summer Program for Youth by Youth

Jun 26, 2018 | Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –  The NM Dream Team launched its first Summer of Dreams summer program aimed at developing the next generation of New Mexican youth organizers, Monday morning. Summer of Dreams is an intense seven-week program with curriculum on community...

OPINION: Melania’s Coat of Distraction

Jun 25, 2018 | politics

By NMDT Last Thursday, the First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, was photographed wearing, a now infamous green jacket, with a message written in the back that read “I REALLY DON’T CARE. DO U?” before flying to an immigrant children detention...

Health Risks of Trump’s “Zero-Tolerance” Policy Inhibits Child Development

Jun 21, 2018 | Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A recent report concluded that separating a child from their parents by force can cause devastating and severe long-term consequences. In a recent KOAT article, Dr. Shawn Sidhu, training director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at...

U.S. Leaves U.N. Human Rights Council Amongst Domestic Human Rights Crisis

Jun 20, 2018 | politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Tuesday, U.S. United Nation Ambassador, Nikki Haley announced that the United States is withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council. This is serious, considering the current crisis here in our border with the separation and...