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New Mexico
Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for New Mexico.
71Documented
4In custody
35Released
2Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in New Mexico
Where New Mexico’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1930s 33
2020s 8
1950s 6
1980s 5
1960s 5
1990s 3
Recent dashboard entries from New Mexico
The newest published events and reporting located in New Mexico, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Arrest
Two Project Jupiter opponents cited at a Doña Ana County meeting; one is detained
Arrest
Jevon Martinez arrested after livestreaming the removal of ten Flock camera systems as a political statement
Arrest
Three Project Jupiter opponents arrested during a Doña Ana County Commission meeting
Prosecution
Jevon Martinez faces nine felony charges over the destruction of three Rio Rancho Flock cameras
Protest
The Battle of Socorro, New Mexico and the Uprising Against AI Data Centers
Protest
Stand Up for Science Take Back Science rally fills Robinson Park
Protest
Two detained at Albuquerque ICE office protest
Protest
Two arrested at Albuquerque ICE protest after confrontation
Documented cases
71 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Martin Cardona
Martin Cardona of the Gallup Defense Committee was held in Gallup jail in deportation proceedings according to...
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Gregorio Correa
Released
Gregorio Correa was a Gallup coal miner and father of six. During the 1933 strike he distributed food through...
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Victorio Correa
Released
Victorio Correa was a coal miner and National Miners Union picket captain in the 1933 Gallup, New Mexico strik...
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Corres (Gallup mine organizer, 1933)
Corres, described as a Mexican leader and National Miners Union organizer, was named among Gallup mine-strike...
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Amador Flores
Amador Flores defended a family and communal land claim within the Tierra Amarilla land grant in northern New...
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Rafael Gomez
Released
Rafael Gomez was a coal miner and labor activist in Gallup, New Mexico. He began working at nine and later wor...
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Willie Gonzales
Released
Willie Gonzales was a Gallup, New Mexico miner and member of the United Mine Workers of America. He was marrie...
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C. Kaplan (Gallup ILD secretary, 1933)
C. Kaplan, International Labor Defense district secretary, was held in a Gallup military stockade with mine-st...
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George Kaplan
Released
George Kaplan was an International Labor Defense organizer jailed during the 1933 Gallup coal strike in New Me...
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W. Mentmore
W. Mentmore, local National Miners Union president, was named among Gallup strike leaders held without charges...
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Manuel Montoya (Gallup defense, 1935)
Manuel Montoya was a New Mexico labor leader held on contempt-of-court charges for speaking at Gallup defense...
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T. R. Montoya
T. R. Montoya was a New Mexico labor leader held on contempt-of-court charges for speaking at Gallup defense m...
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Esiquio Navarro
Released
Esiquio Navarro was one of the Gallup, New Mexico defendants of 1935 — a National Miners' Union leader jailed...
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Matsujiro Otani
Matsujiro Otani was individually identified as an internee held at Lordsburg Internment Camp, New Mexico in a...
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Jesus Pallares
Released
Jesus Pallares founded the Liga Obrera de Habla Española among New Mexico coal miners. Authorities arrested hi...
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Robert Roberts (Gallup miners organizer)
Robert Roberts was a National Miners Union leader court-martialed during the 1933 Gallup coal strike. Carl Gei...
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Mrs. Rodriguez (Gallup defense, 1935)
Mrs. Rodriguez is named without a given name among defendants held on contempt-of-court charges for helping th...
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Serapio Sosa
Released
Serapio Sosa was one of the Gallup, New Mexico defendants of 1935 — acquitted only to be seized and deported t...
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Henry Sumid
A November 21, 1933 Gallup dispatch reports that militia arrested Henry Sumid, identified with the miners’ Rel...
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Ernest Velasquez
Released
Ernest Velasquez was a strike leader of Mine-Mill Local 890 jailed for 90 days during the Empire Zinc strike a...
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Craig Vincent
Released
Craig Vincent was a Progressive Party founder and New Mexico resort operator cited for contempt at the Clinton...
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W. T. Walker
Released
W. T. Walker was a Choctaw Indian from Taft, New Mexico. W. T. Walker received a prison sentence of two years,...
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Mitaumi Yamane
Mitaumi Yamane was individually identified as an internee held at Lordsburg Internment Camp, New Mexico in a S...
Institutions in New Mexico
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in New Mexico that appear in the census’s case files.
New Mexico State PenitentiarySanta Fe, New Mexico
5 cases
Santa Fe County Detention CenterSanta Fe, New Mexico
1 case
Cannon AFB / military confinementClovis, New Mexico
1 case
Bosque Redondo (Fort Sumner)
1 case
Federal Pretrial DetentionAlbuquerque, New Mexico
1 case
Metropolitan Detention Center Bernalillo CountyAlbuquerque, New Mexico
1 case