New City Ordinance: Immigration Enforcement Restrictions and 'Safer Community Places'

Original title: Adopting A New Section In ROA 1994, Chapter 5, Article 1, Prohibiting The Use Of City Property For Immigration Enforcement; Adopting New Article In ROA 1994, Chapter 13, To Be Known As The “Safer Community Places Ordinance” (Peña, Telles, Baca, Rogers)

Record date · March 25, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This ordinance prohibits the use of city property for immigration enforcement activities and establishes a new 'Safer Community Places Ordinance' within the city code.

Why it matters

The ordinance changes city policy by restricting the use of municipal resources for federal immigration enforcement and creates a new legal framework for community safety, directly affecting how city facilities and personnel interact with federal immigration authorities.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

City of Albuquerque

The city is prohibited from using its property for immigration enforcement and must implement the new 'Safer Community Places Ordinance'.

Directly affected

Federal Immigration Authorities

These agencies are restricted from using city property for enforcement activities.

Key Facts

The ordinance prohibits the use of city property for immigration enforcement.
A new article is added to Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque (ROA) 1994, titled the 'Safer Community Places Ordinance'.
A new section is added to Chapter 5, Article 1 of the ROA 1994 regarding immigration enforcement restrictions.
The ordinance was introduced on March 2, 2026.

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The ordinance has been enacted.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 'Safer Community Places Ordinance' do?

It establishes a new article within Chapter 13 of the city code, though the specific operational details of this article are defined by the ordinance's enactment.

Can city property be used for immigration enforcement under this new law?

No, the ordinance explicitly prohibits the use of city property for immigration enforcement.

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