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Immigration Enforcement and Advocacy in NM

August 1, 2025
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look at immigration in New Mexico — from detention to policymaking, enforcement and advocacy.   Cibola County Correctional Center is one of three prisons in New Mexico that hold immigrants for ICE — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Reporter Cailley Chella spoke to several men locked up…

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Santa Fe Archbishop Wester on RECA, Nuclear Weapons

July 25, 2025
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7.25.25 – Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester, who prayed at that event for peace and the elimination of nuclear weapons. Wester recently stopped by our studio to talk with Correspondent Russell Contreras about the New Mexico Downwinders finally getting access to compensation, and how he sees the federal government still falling short.  Host/Correspondent: Russell Contreras…

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