By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, folks. Happy Monday. The weekend flew by, and featured No Kings rallies across the state and the U.S. emphasizing early voting. New Mexico’s early voting began on Oct. 6, but expanded to more locations on Saturday. We followed a crew of voters from Las Cruces’ No Kings rally to City Hall, where they cast ballots. We will be checking in on turnout numbers later today. We’re also starting the day with a report from Friday evening’s 2nd Congressional District debate; a new lawsuit by ACLU-NM against ICE; and the ongoing fallout that followed last week’s resignation by Clovis Republican state House Rep. Andrea Reeb. You’ll find even more to read at sourcenm.com. Thanks for being here!
KRQE anchor Dean Staley moderates a debate on Oct. 16, 2026, between Republican Greg Cunningham, left, and incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), right, who are facing off to represent New Mexico’s Second Congressional District. (Screenshot)
New Mexico 2nd Congressional District candidates clash over ICE operations
In a Friday evening debate, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, the Democratic incumbent for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, and GOP challenger Greg Cunningham lobbed criticisms at one another, particularly when asked about the Trump administration’s controversial immigration practices. Source senior reporter Joshua Bowling breaks down the debate in the high-profile race.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Oct. 16, 2026, announced it had filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over outstanding public records request related to detention contracts in the state at Cibola and Torrance counties' detention facilities (Photo by Patrick Lohmann/Source NM).
ACLU of New Mexico sues ICE over detention contract documents
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Friday announced it had filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over outstanding public records request related to detention contracts in the state for the Torrance County Detention Facility and Cibola County Correctional Center.
New Mexico state Rep. Andrea Reeb (R-Clovis) on Oct. 15, 2026, announced her resignation from her seat following a ruling by a federal judge that her role in the House represented a conflict with her work as a special prosecutor in the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin. (Photo by Danielle Prokop/Source NM)
New Mexico state Rep. Reeb resignation prompts castigation between House leaders
The resignation of New Mexico state Rep. Andrea Reeb (R-Clovis) on Thursday prompted state House Democrat and Republican leaders to lob criticisms at one another. Reeb resigned following a federal judge’s ruling that her presence in the Legislature conflicted with her role as a special prosecutor. State Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe), with whom Reeb served on the special investigatory committee examining Jeffrey Epstein, faced comparable conflict-of-interest allegations.
Las Cruces’ Oct. 17, 2026 No Kings event featured a push for early voting amid anti-Trump sentiments. (Leah Romero for Source NM)
Santa Fe, Las Cruces No Kings events focus on early voting
In Santa Fe, organizers estimated close to 1,000 people attended the “No Kings: Vote Early” rally outside the Roundhouse on Saturday morning and holding anti-Trump signs. But that event, like others across the state and the U.S. differed from past No Kings rallies by also emphasizing early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 election. In Las Cruces, more than 50 people walked to City Hall from the event to cast their ballots.
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