New Mexico won't deny law licenses over immigration status

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — New Mexico will no longer deny aspiring attorneys their law licenses based on citizenship or immigration status. This decision comes from the New Mexico Supreme Court."This is super important for me because it allows me to fully be able to exercise my law license just like everyone else," says Luis Leyva-Castillo, who recently graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law.
For Leyva-Castillo, the New Mexico Supreme Court's decision to change the licen