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Study explores how ABQ, Santa Fe could make dent in housing shortage with ‘dorm-style’ units

Architectural floor plan of a dormitory with two wings, each containing multiple rooms, shared living areas, laundries, showers, and central mechanical and elevator spaces.

by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Researchers with a national think tank on Tuesday published a report that offers a unique solution to Albuquerque and Santa Fe’s housing shortages: affordable, “co-living” complexes with shared bathrooms and kitchens. In Albuquerque, the Pew Charitable Trusts’…

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By the #s: Two NM jails house record number of ICE detainees

Police car lights on the road at night.

by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency currently holds more than 58,000 people in jails nationwide, according to the most recent data, which is the highest number in at least five years amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation…

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