New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says immigrants at a temporary detention center in the state have been given full due process.
Martinez said Tuesday at an event in Bernalillo that immigrant women and children held at an Artesia center have been allowed a fair chance to argue their case in court.
But the Republican blasted the federal government for failing to tackle immigration reform and said people are confused over immigration laws.
Martinez made her remark after federal immigration authorities announced this week that they had resumed deporting immigrants housed at the temporary center in Artesia. A quarantine stemming from a few cases of chickenpox recently was lifted.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement late Monday that the agency resumed removal flights back to Central America from New Mexico on Aug. 7.
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