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Bernalillo County adopts 'Safer Community Spaces' ordinance after lengthy public hearing
Summary
After a packed public hearing with dozens of speakers for and against, the Bernalillo County Commission approved an ordinance restricting immigration‑enforcement activity at listed public and private service locations and requiring county policies and signage; it passed 4‑1.
The Bernalillo County Commission approved Ordinance 2025‑33, the Safer Community Spaces ordinance, after a four‑hour hearing that included extended public testimony and a near‑two‑hour debate by commissioners.
Vice Chair Debra Barbola and Commissioner Barbara Baca, sponsors of the measure, described it as a public‑safety and civil‑rights policy that clarifies responses to federal immigration enforcement at enumerated locations — hospitals and other health facilities, schools and day‑care settings, disaster and emergency response sites, government facilities, community resource centers and direct‑service providers such as domestic‑violence and human‑trafficking service organizations. "This ordinance aims to protect Bernalillo County…
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