New Head of ACLU of NM; No Kings Protest

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we sit down with Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico to discuss his priorities as he takes the helm of the local chapter of the national civil rights organization. Plus, Howard weighs in on a few specific cases they’re working on.

On Saturday, June 14, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Albuquerque’s North Valley to voice their anger and distrust of President Trump and his policies. Multimedia journalist Cailley Chella stopped by the local “No Kings” protest to see what the national demonstration against President Trump’s agenda looked like.  

Earlier this month, a group of students from the Albuquerque School of Excellence competed in the national documentary competition put on by National History Day. Those four students went through a rigorous research and production process to tell the story of Unit 731, a classified human experimentation project in Japan during World War II. Two members of that student documentary team sat down with host Nash Jones to tell us about what they learned, and what it took to bring their short film to the national stage.  

Multimedia journalist Cailley Chella is the newest reporter to join New Mexico in Focus. Nash interviews Cailley to hear more about her work to this point in her career and what she’ll bring to NMiF viewers. 

Host: Nash Jones

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Leon Howard Named New Head of ACLU of NM

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Leon Howard, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico

“No Kings” Protest Draws Thousands in ABQ

Correspondent:
Cailley Chella

New Head of ACLU of NM on Civil Liberties in 2025

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Leon Howard, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico
Student Documentary on Unit 731 Gets National Recognition

Host:
Nash Jones:

Guests:
Nicole Briceno Gabauer, Albuquerque School of Excellence
Masara Algburi, Albuquerque School of Excellence

Journalist Cailley Chella Joins New Mexico in Focus

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Cailley Chella