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Vicki B. Gaubeca

Director of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof New Mexico’s Regional Center for Border Rights

Bio

Vicki Gaubeca joined the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof New Mexico in January 2009 to become the director of the ACLU-NM Regional Center for Border Rights, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she has helped develop and implement its mission of addressing civil and human rights violations that stem from border-specific immigration policy.ÌýShe has more than 20 years of experience in policy advocacy, community organizing, public affairs, communications, and public health in a variety of settings, but immigrant rights--as well as any civil rights--is an issue close to her heart.

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Featured work

Jan 6, 2017

Trump’s Pick for Homeland Security Secretary Is Inheriting a Border Agency Known for Human Rights Abuses

Trump’s Pick for Homeland Security Secretary Is Inheriting a Border Agency Known for Human Rights Abuses

Nov 21, 2014

President Obama: Don’t Empower an Unaccountable and Violent Agency

President Obama: Don’t Empower an Unaccountable and Violent Agency

Jul 25, 2014

Afraid, Lawyerless, and Warehoused: The Mothers of Artesia

Afraid, Lawyerless, and Warehoused: The Mothers of Artesia

Mar 13, 2014

Why is U.S. Border Patrol Shooting Rock-Throwing Teenagers?

Why is U.S. Border Patrol Shooting Rock-Throwing Teenagers?

Dec 19, 2013

Time to End Impunity for US-Mexico Border Killings

Time to End Impunity for US-Mexico Border Killings

Jun 18, 2013

Study of Migrants Shows Abuse on Both Sides of U.S.-Mexico Border

Study of Migrants Shows Abuse on Both Sides of U.S.-Mexico Border

Apr 10, 2013

Time is Now for Immigration Reform That Offers a Roadmap to Citizenship and Preserves Family Unity

Time is Now for Immigration Reform That Offers a Roadmap to Citizenship and Preserves Family Unity

Feb 21, 2013

The U.S.-Mexico Border: Safer than Ever

The U.S.-Mexico Border: Safer than Ever

Jan 25, 2013

Border Communities’ Needs in Federal Immigration Reform Legislation

Border Communities’ Needs in Federal Immigration Reform Legislation

Jul 20, 2012

PBS To Highlight Abuses at the Border

PBS To Highlight Abuses at the Border