In March 2025, 48 individuals vanished after immigration raids swept through Santa Fe, Roswell, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, sparking alarm among attorneys and the ACLU. The organization filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security, demanding answers about the “disappeared” individuals’ whereabouts and well-being, as no families have come forward. ICE claims the 48 were “illegal aliens” with deportation orders or criminal records, but their locations remain unknown. Advocates fear they’ve been deported or detained in secret, drawing parallels to authoritarian regimes. The lack of transparency, worsened by an ineffective ICE locator system, has left communities reeling. Amid Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, this case raises urgent questions about due process and human rights in the U.S. immigration system. […]