SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers sparred Tuesday about the economic benefits, day-to-day conditions and basic morality of three federal immigration detention facilities located in the state.

The testy discussion occurred one day after a group of legislators toured one of the facilities — the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral — and as Democratic legislators are readying for a new push to effectively shut them down.

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