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Santa Teresa Port of Entry

Woman seeking asylum was separated from disabled grandson at the border 10 months ago

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune | June 13, 2018

Maria Vandelice de Bastos hasn’t seen her grandson for 10 months, since they crossed into New Mexico at a port of entry seeking asylum, according to her attorney. Her grandson has severe epilepsy and autism. Continue Reading

Jeff Sessions

Most victims of domestic or gang violence alone not eligible for asylum, AG says

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune | June 12, 2018

The ruling reverses long-standing U.S. policy and, immigration attorneys and advocacy groups say, paves the way for victims of violence to stay trapped in their home countries. Continue Reading

DACA supporters

U.S. Justice Department won’t fight Texas’ efforts to end DACA

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune | June 9, 2018

The U.S. Justice Department said late Friday it agrees the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be terminated. Continue Reading

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Lucrative LANL contract awarded to team that includes Texas A&M

By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune | June 8, 2018

A&M is partnering with the University of California System and a research and development organization on the effort. Continue Reading

Deb Haaland

Haaland, other women win contested congressional primaries

By Andy Lyman and Matthew Reichbach, New Mexico Political Report | June 6, 2018

Deb Haaland won the hotly contested 1st Congressional District Democratic primary on Tuesday. Continue Reading

Yvette Herrell and Xochitl Torres Small

Southern NM’s U.S. House race will get lots of national attention

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | June 6, 2018

Democrats think they have their best opportunity in a decade to win this seat. Continue Reading

Voting

Here’s what you need to know on Election Day

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | June 5, 2018

It’s primary Election Day in New Mexico for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians. Continue Reading

Martin Heinrich

This is not who we are

By Martin Heinrich | June 1, 2018

The lengths that the Trump Administration will go to incite fear and terror in our immigrant communities are truly heartless. Continue Reading

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Two leading bidders for Los Alamos Lab contract have checkered safety records

By Rebecca Moss, The Santa Fe New Mexican | May 9, 2018

Defense contractor Bechtel and the University of California have run the lab as partners for the last decade and amassed a record of worker health and safety violations. Continue Reading

Shiprock

Trump takes a hard line on tribal health care

By Graham Lee Brewer, High Country News | May 3, 2018

Yes, tribal nations are sovereign, but the U.S. still has obligations for their wellbeing. Continue Reading

Algernon D'Ammassa

If Congress must have a chaplain, hire me

By Algernon D'Ammassa | April 30, 2018

Here is the main reason I am the right candidate: I have no intention, whatsoever, of showing up for work. Continue Reading

ATF

Good police work or racial profiling? How so many blacks were arrested in federal sting in ABQ

By Jeff Proctor, New Mexico In Depth | April 26, 2018

A debate over how so many black people came to be arrested in a 2016 sting operation in Albuquerque is playing out in the city’s federal courthouse. Continue Reading

Albuquerque

APD detective led federal agents to ‘Memphis Mob’

By Jeff Proctor, New Mexico In Depth | April 26, 2018

APD’s involvement appears to have led, in part, to one of the more controversial aspects of the ATF sting operation: the arrest of black people at a rate highly disproportionate to their population in the city. Continue Reading

ATF email

ATF agent touted sting’s ‘righteous targets’ in email

By Jeff Proctor, New Mexico In Depth | April 26, 2018

The email offers a window both into the lead agent’s thought process and what defense lawyers made of the correspondence and how it fits into allegations about the ATF’s conduct during the operation. Continue Reading

Albuquerque

Legal wrangling could pose challenge to proving racial profiling claims against ATF

By Jeff Proctor, New Mexico In Depth | April 26, 2018

Some defendants are trying to prove that ATF racially profiled them in a massive undercover operation. Continue Reading

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