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Union urges Ruidoso to bar ICE from municipal facilities, remove 'Flock' cameras and release records
Summary
A union representative reading a written statement demanded an executive order barring federal immigration enforcement from using village facilities and databases, called for removal of Flock surveillance cameras, a formal apology to Latino residents, and an audit/IPRA release of related communications; the council's response is not recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Daniela Lucero, speaking on behalf of the Ice Molting Union, read a prepared letter to the village and Lincoln County leadership alleging that local facilities and data have been used to facilitate federal immigration enforcement and urging immediate policy changes.
Lucero asked the governing body to issue an executive order barring federal immigration enforcement from using municipal facilities or databases and to direct municipal departments to stop coordination with ICE; she also called for documentation of federal abuses to be referred to the attorney general. She said: “We demand an immediate executive order barring federal immigration enforcement from using city-owned facilities and databases.”
The statement demanded a formal apology to Latino community members for recent enforcement activity, an "ironclad public commitment" that local police will never collaborate with ICE (she invoked the Immigration Safety Act, HB9, in that context), removal of Flock surveillance cameras from village streets, and a public audit of contracts between the village, sheriff’s office and private surveillance vendors. Lucero also presented a formal IPRA request for communications containing terms such as “Flock,” “ICE,” “ALPR,” or “surveillance.”
The letter framed these demands as a public-safety and civil-rights issue, saying immigration enforcement activity has created fear that prevents residents from accessing services. The transcript does not record a council response or any formal action on these demands in the provided excerpt.
