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

• Heinrich Statement On Passing Of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Posted on 09/18/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the need to wait until after the presidential inauguration to fill her seat: Read More

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• N.M. Delegation, Governor Sound Alarm On Trump Administration’s Decision To End Census Early

  Posted on 09/10/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small, and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's decision to end Census field data collection activities by September 30, 2020-one month earlier than previously planned. Read More

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• Udall and Heinrich to DeJoy: Postal Delays Are Harming Small Businesses During Pandemic

  Posted on 09/09/20

  WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 25 senators in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pressing him about recent changes to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that caused delivery delays and increased costs for small businesses already struggling with lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

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• NM Delegation Urges Postmaster General to Restore Equipment and Account for Recent Changes to USPS Operations In New Mexico

  Posted on 08/25/20

  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) raised concerns to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about recent changes to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) operations and the removal of critical equipment. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich Urge USPS to Halt Operational Changes that Disproportionately Harm Military Servicemembers

  Posted on 08/21/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 29 senators in writing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to raise concerns over the heightened impact of harmful United States Postal Service (USPS) policy and operational changes on servicemembers and their families.  Read More

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• Heinrich Releases Additional Views On New Senate Intelligence Report On Russian Interference In 2016 Presidential Election

  Posted on 08/18/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released Additional Views on the fifth and final volume of the Committee's bipartisan Russia investigation titled, "Volume V: Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities." Read More

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• New Mexico Congressional Delegation Seeks Accountability Following COVID-19 Outbreak at Cibola County Correctional Center

  Posted on 08/18/20

  Washington, D.C.- On Friday, U.S. Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Deb Haaland (NM-01), and Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) and Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich raised serious concerns with the Directors of the U.S Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CoreCivic, which privately operates the Cibola County Correctional Center, about their shared ability to effectively manage COVID-19 within its facilities following an outbreak that led to hundreds of positive cases.  Read More

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• New Mexico's congressional delegation backs plan to provide USPS with $25 billion ahead of election

  Posted on 08/18/20

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation announced Tuesday their plan to help save the post office. Read More

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• Frustration expressed over Census deadline change

  Posted on 08/18/20

  A change in the deadline for collecting Census data is not sitting well with some in Congress and nonprofit groups charged with getting every resident in the United States to complete the 2020 Census. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich Call On DHS Acting Secretary Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Cuccinelli To Step Down After Positions Deemed Legally Invalid

  Posted on 08/14/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are calling on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli to step down after independent watchdog finds appointments to be legally invalid. Read More

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