Press Releases
Albuquerque, NM – Attorney General Raúl Torrez today announced the opening of a formal investigation into allegations that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly allowed fentanyl pills to be distributed in New Mexico communities. The announcement follows a letter AG Torrez transmitted to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in response to her June 24, 2026, letter […]
Albuquerque, NM – Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE custody. “ICE’s new […]
Albuquerque, NM – Attorney General Raúl Torrez today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump’s unlawful Executive Order that would have allowed the United States Postal Service to refuse to deliver mail-in ballots. The multistate lawsuit joined by Attorney General Torrez and a coalition of 24 […]
Albuquerque, NM – “The New Mexico Department of Justice has received the Governor’s letter and shares the deep concern expressed by communities across our state in response to these troubling reports. Fentanyl has devastated too many New Mexico families, and any allegation that dangerous drugs were knowingly allowed to reach our communities demands careful and serious […]
Albuquerque, NM – Attorney General Raúl Torrez, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York, today welcomed Shopify’s decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition’s November 2025 call for stronger […]
Albuquerque, NM – Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a motion for a permanent injunction requested by Attorney General Torrez as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, and blocked key provisions of Executive Order No. 14248 from taking effect, […]
Litigation and manufactured “settlement” agreement designed to create a tax-payer funded windfall for President Trump and his family Albuquerque, NM – Attorney General Raúl Torrez today announced that he has filed an amicus brief, as part of a multistate coalition, urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to carefully scrutinize the parties’ conduct […]
Albuquerque, NM – Today, F.A. United States Attorney Ryan Ellison and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the filing of a federal civil forfeiture complaint seeking to forfeit more than $2 million that was seized due to allegations that the assets constitute proceeds of a scheme to defraud Medicaid and state criminal charges against […]
Albuquerque, NM – The New Mexico Department of Justice this week led a multistate coalition in submitting a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) opposing a new set of regulations set forth by the Trump administration that would provide a fast track for licensing and deploying commercially unproven nuclear microreactor technology. The coalition argues that while these microreactors are intended to help migrate toward non-fossil fuel energy resources, they are largely untested and […]
Washington, DC — On Monday afternoon, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez spoke at the World Without Exploitation Annual Conference, where he reaffirmed the commitment of the New Mexico Department of Justice to support survivors and thoroughly investigate the alleged criminal activity at Jeffrey Epstein’s former property, Zorro Ranch. He also called on the U.S. Department […]
Most Viewed
- New Mexico Department of Justice Wins Landmark Verdict Against MetaMarch 24, 2026
- New Mexico Department of Justice Secures Conviction Against Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford for the Shooting Death of Presley EzeFebruary 12, 2025
- Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces Arrest of Private Landowner Accused of Threatening Fishermen on Public WatersJune 1, 2026
- Attorney General Raúl Torrez Files Lawsuit Against Kalshi to Protect New Mexico Consumers and Preserve New Mexico Gaming LawsJune 4, 2026
- Statement from the New Mexico Department of Justice Regarding Zorro RanchFebruary 19, 2026