287(g) Program
New Mexico
As of July 9, 2026
Agency Locations
How participation has grown
Active 287(g) agreements by model, since Dec 2024.
2 agreements.
Experimental (#162). Each line counts active agency–model agreements, so an agency with two models counts once per model. Changes are dated by when they appear in ICE's published list; the Dec 2024 level carries everything signed before then, and the archive has no snapshots between mid-Dec 2024 and early Mar 2025, so the lines run flat there.
News coverage of ICE's 287(g) program in New Mexico
Updated July 7, 2026
New Mexico has just two law-enforcement agencies on ICE's published 287(g) list — the Curry and Torrance county sheriff's offices — a count that ranks 36th nationally and is minimal, like most of the Southwest outside Texas and Oklahoma. A 2026 state law now bars such agreements, and the two sheriffs' refusal to end their contracts has triggered a lawsuit from the state attorney general even as the federal government sues New Mexico to overturn the ban.
New Mexico Agencies
2 agencies
| Models | Population | MOA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry County Sheriff's Office Curry County | County | 2025 | 8.4K | ↗ | |
| Torrance County Sheriff's Office Torrance County | County | 2026 | 11.7K | ↗ |