New Mexico: Gov. Susana Martinez Alter rules on foreigner licenses...Martinez directs agency action on regulations

New Mexico: Gov. Susana Martinez Alter rules on foreigner licenses...Martinez directs agency action on regulations.. Martinez is directing state agencies to tighten regulations for granting driver's licenses to foreign nationals and illegal aliens. The governor said Wednesday the Taxation and Revenue Department and its Motor Vehicle Division will recommend changes in the documents that foreign nationals must submit as identification and proof that they are New Mexico residents. The governor also said the agencies will try to determine whether foreign nationals who previously received driver's licenses are residents of the state.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/politics/gov-alter-rules-on-foreigner-licenses

Proposed Legislation Providing Consular Access Holds Lives in the Balance

Proposed Legislation Providing Consular Access Holds Lives in the Balance.. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Consular Notification Compliance Act, a long-awaited bill aimed at protecting the consular access rights of foreign nationals in U.S. custody who are charged or convicted of capital crimes. The act provides for judicial review of alleged violations of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ("Vienna Convention") an international treaty the U.S. entered requiring foreign nationals detained to be notified "without delay" of their right to communicate with consular officers of their home country.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ginny-sloan/proposed-legislation-provides-consular-access_b_876684.html

Federal prosecutors see more cases involving passport fraud

Federal prosecutors see more cases involving passport fraud...Foreign nationals provide false information on passport applications — a practice that poses a terrorism threat

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51900108-78/passport-cases-fraud-documents.html.csp

NM: Details Emerge In Alleged ID Fraud; Albuquerque Notary Arrested in Heroin Bust Linked to Documents

NM: Details Emerge In Alleged ID Fraud; Albuquerque Notary Arrested in Heroin Bust Linked to Documents...More information came to light about the documentation obtained by illegal aliens and other foreign nationals linked to an Albuquerque notary arrested earlier this month in connection with a heroin trafficking ring and previously investigated for fraud.

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=25131&docId=l:1417064698&start=3

Bloomfield NM: May ban foreign licenses

Bloomfield NM: May ban foreign licenses...Police Chief Mike Kovac wants to stop the MVD from printing state issued driver’s licenses and ID cards for foreign nationals.
says it takes three times as long for the MVD to process a foreign national ID card because of all the paperwork. Since Bloomfield’s MVD is owned by the city, councilors can vote on Kovac's proposal. Currently Artesia is the only city in the state that has passed a similar resolution.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2083225.shtml?cat=504