Our Story,
In the Headlines
Over the past decade, our work—formerly as the Santa Fe Dreamers Project and now as Contigo Immigrant Justice—has been featured in local, state, and national media. These stories highlight the voices of our clients, the impact of our legal advocacy, and the urgent need for immigrant justice. Explore the coverage below to learn more about our mission, our victories, and the communities we serve.
Press Release - Santa Fe Dreamers Project Announces New Name: Contigo Immigrant Justice
After more than ten years as a leading force for immigrant rights in New Mexico, the Santa Fe Dreamers Project is entering a new era—with a new name that reflects its growth, values, and statewide reach. The organization will now be known as Contigo Immigrant Justice.
Immigrants’ rights groups march, rally at New Mexico Legislature
By: Austin Fisher, Source NM
People rallied around a stage on the south side of the New Mexico Legislature on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
MLK Day celebration returns to Roundhouse after five-year hiatus
Doris Fields, left, and Patricia Schipp of Santa Fe hold hands with other participants during the New Mexico NAACP’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in January 2019 at the state Capitol. That was the last time the event was held after it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic the next year.
New Mexican file photo
‘Not only draconian… immoral’: NM legislators, advocates talk Trump deportation plans
Trump plans to declare a national emergency as a means to use military assets to prosecute mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but state officials and local organizations are organizing a response.
Santa Fe Dreamers Project celebrates 10 years amid worrisome climate for immigrants
By André Salkin, Santa Fe New Mexican
Allegra Love, immigration attorney and founder of Santa Fe Dreamers Project, counsels an undocumented immigrant in 2017. As the nonprofit nears its 10-year anniversary, it’s bracing for changes proposed by Donald Trump in his return to the White House.
Nonprofit that offers legal services to immigrants celebrates 10 years and prepares for a second Trump administration
By Cathy Cook, Albuquerque Journal
Miles Tokunow, photographed at his office in Albuquerque on Friday, is the executive director of Santa Fe Dreamers Project (Eddie Moore / Journal)
