Justice & Civil Liberties

Our civil rights and liberties are only real if every American benefits from them equally. 

From fighting for LGBTQ+ equality and increasing transparency and accountability in government, to reforming our broken immigration system, protecting your right to privacy, closing the gender wage gap, and reducing sexual and domestic violence, I will work to safeguard the rights of all New Mexicans. 

During my time in the Senate, I have also worked to rein in the NSA's pervasive and constitutionally flawed domestic surveillance activities and adopt reforms that protect privacy while ensuring American security.

Together, we will create a fairer, more just future for our children.

Latest

• NM delegation: Trump census order may cut state funding

  Posted on 08/01/20

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - President Donald Trump's executive order last week excluding undocumented immigrants from census data could lead to an undercount in New Mexico, members of the state’s congressional delegation said. Read More

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• Heinrich Demands Answers On DHS Office Of Intelligence & Analysis Role In Tracking, Suppressing Portland Protests

  Posted on 07/31/20

  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined fellow Democratic committee members in a letter demanding that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide information to the committee about the role that its Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) has played in responding to the protests in Portland, Oregon. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich Join 47 Senators in Introducing The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

  Posted on 07/28/20

  WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 47 senators in introducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bipartisan bill to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act, end the scourge of minority voter suppression, and help preserve the legacy of John Lewis – one of America's greatest civil rights heroes who fought tirelessly to protect the right to vote for every American. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Deployment of Anonymous Federal Agents to American Cities

  Posted on 07/22/20

  WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 27 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf demanding answers on the alarming actions of federal law enforcement officers against unarmed protesters in Portland, Oregon and the Trump administration's threat to deploy similar unm Read More

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• Heinrich calls for resignation of Bernalillo County sheriff

  Posted on 07/22/20

  In an unusual move laced with unmistakable tones of anger, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich called for the resignation of controversial Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales on Tuesday, claiming Gonzales was inviting federal law enforcement agents - who he called "the president's stormtroopers" — to Albuquerque. Read More

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• Heinrich Calls For Resignation Of Bernalillo County Sheriff Gonzales

  Posted on 07/21/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement calling for the resignation of Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales, III. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich Announce Legislation To Block Federal Paramilitary Deployment To American Cities

  Posted on 07/21/20

  WASHINGTON - In response to heavily armed, unmarked federal forces in unmarked vehicles grabbing protestors off the streets in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, are helping introduce the bicameral Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich Announce Legislation To Block Federal Paramilitary Deployment To American Cities

  Posted on 07/21/20

  WASHINGTON - In response to heavily armed, unmarked federal forces in unmarked vehicles grabbing protestors off the streets in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, are helping introduce the bicameral Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act. Read More

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• Elected officials criticize Trump administration move for more federal agents in ABQ

  Posted on 07/21/20

  Albuquerque's mayor along with the chief of police voiced opposition to a reported plan by the Trump administration to send additional federal law enforcement to Albuquerque and other cities across the nation. Read More

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• Sen. Heinrich calling for BCSO Sheriff Gonzales to resign

  Posted on 07/21/20

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich is calling for the resignation of Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales. Read More

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