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ICE Activity Ramps Up; NM’s Early Dem Primary Slot

August 27, 2026
A group of people stands on steps as a woman speaks at a podium. Many hold signs with “Immigrant Friendly” messages. A banner behind them reads “El Centro.”.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, immigrant advocates and local government officials say they’re seeing and hearing about increased federal immigration arrests in Santa Fe and Albuquerque in recent weeks. Host Nash Jones takes you to a news conference at Albuquerque-based nonprofit EL CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos where City Councilor Stephanie Telles and…

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ABQ’s ‘Sidewalk Law;’ Safe Routes to School

August 21, 2026
A city street with cars stopped at a red traffic light under a partly cloudy sky, with shops and trees lining both sides of the road.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we home in on the City of Albuquerque’s controversial new “Enhanced Services and Safety Zone Ordinance,” more commonly known as the “sidewalk law.” Tiffany Leger, founder of the Albuquerque Homeless Union, tells Host Nash Jones it’s just another way to criminalize and punish unhoused people. Then, Nash sits…

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