Episode Archives - Page 7 of 352 - New Mexico In Focus

Housing Gaps and Pollution in NM After Fed Shifts

August 7, 2025

Industrial facility emitting large plumes of smoke from tall chimneys against the evening sky.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we zero-in on two pressing issues facing our state: a housing crisis and threats to our air, water and soil. Late last month, President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed rescinding the “endangerment finding” — an Obama-era addition to the Federal Clean Air Act of 1963 that recognized…

Immigration Enforcement and Advocacy in NM

August 1, 2025

Close-up of razor wire in the foreground with a chain-link fence and large buildings in the background under a clear sky.

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…