El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos

El CENTRO is a grassroots, Latino immigrant-led organization based in Central New Mexico that works with Latino immigrant communities and allies to defend, strengthen, and advance the rights of our community.

Click here to learn more about El CENTRO’s platform on sanctuary and immigrant integration

Our Albuquerque Workforce is Under Attack

Click here to learn about our current fights to defend the Minimum Wage Ordinance and to put Paid Sick Leave on the ballot in a legible font

Listen to our interview with KUNM’s Espejos de Aztlan to learn more about our struggles to protect minimum wage and paid sick days!

Sign Up Here to Request Our Civil Rights Workshop

Now more than ever, EL CENTRO finds the inherent value of our communities becoming a collective, conscious, free and powerful force dedicated to the promotion of human rights. We seek to empower communities through interactive know-your-rights workshops. The objective is to provide essential tools for different communities to defend their civil rights, hold law enforcement/ICE accountable and fight against the criminalization of our communities. Some of the tools involve but are not restricted to:
*information about your rights with law enforcement and federal immigration agents
*dialogue about how we are fighting back and organizing against deportation/enforcement programs;
*emergency family plans

DOWNLOAD OUR TOOLKIT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN PROTECT OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

El CENTRO has prepared the following toolkit in collaboration with other organizations across the state and that nation. This toolkit package includes know-your-rights information, family emergency plan form, power of attorney, and “rights cards.” Now more than ever, it is important to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS in order to continue protecting our families and communities.

DOWNLOAD THE APS POLICE SUMMARY – IMMIGRANT STUDENTS COMPILED BY EL CENTRO

Did you know APS has policies and procedural directives to protect APS students and their families?

El CENTRO put a detailed summary of APS official policies and procedures with links to the official documents on the APS website.

CLICK HERE if you are a member of a non-profit or a service provider

Check this guide put together by the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project if you are a member of a non-profit or a service provider interested in knowing how to provide a safe environment for undocumented clients and what to do if immigration agents came to your building or tried to detain your clients

New Guide and Resources for Workers

Download our new toolkit full of information and resources so that you learn your rights as a worker regardless of your immigration status. Know your protections so you can report some type of work abuse and to help fight against theft of wages. Click on the image or on the title to download the guide and remember to share this information with more people.

Rise Up with ABQ Businesses week in support of local businesses that support immigrant communities and working families

El CENTRO is proud of the support provided by the Albuquerque local businesses. Their support was an essential key to make this MayDay Strike and Rally a success. We also recognize that local enterprises are the structure of our local economy, they provide jobs and opportunities to our hard-working New Mexican families.

Thank you for contributing to the economic, social, and cultural richness of Albuquerque! We want to recognize the sacrifice of these businesses for shouting down for a day in solidarity with our immigrant communities. To ensure we provide ongoing support and give due recognition to their participating in the May Day we are asking our members and allies to make purchases in these businesses and promote their work.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Click here for the list of businesses

Learn the facts about drivers’ licenses here

For the truth about HB99 amended click here (provided by Somos un Pueblo Unido)
For a fact sheet on the changes to New Mexico’s driver’s license law and it’s impact on the immigrant community, click here (provided by the New Mexican Immigrant Law Center)

Our Accomplishments

El CENTRO’s members have organized tirelessly since our inception to improve the lives of low-wage workers and families in New Mexico. Some examples of our victories include:

El CENTRO has worked to mitigate the impact of the broken immigration system by successfully passing policies to ensure that local law enforcement does not overstep its authority and enforce federal immigration laws.
As a key partner in the NM Minimum Wage Coalition, we have worked to raise the minimum wage at the state level as well as in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.
El CENTRO has been at the the forefront of campaigns in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County to fight back against immigration enforcement programs and protect our communities. We drastically lowered the number of deportations in Albuquerque by working to modify policies at the Metropolitan Detention Center to minimize entanglement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Learn more about our accomplishments

Although we are proud of our accomplishments, together we can so much more! Donate today and become a member to continue to build upon our proud legacy of passing model policies and integrating immigrants into the mainstream.

Contact Us

El CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos
714 4th St SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
information_elcentro@yahoo.com
505.246.1627