N.M. Stat. § 31-2-2
[Arrested person taken before magistrate; hearing;
commitment or discharge.]
If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1 [31-2-1 NMSA 1978] of this act he shall without unnecessary
delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was
made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the
arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful he shall commit the
person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by
the governor of this state. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful he
shall discharge the person arrested.