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Asylum Seekers’ Detention Bill Dies in Senate

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2.16.24 – Immigration reform advocates were shocked earlier this month when the state Senate rejected an asylum seekers’ detention bill. Sophia Genovese, an attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, tells Executive Producer Jeff Proctor when she knew the bill’s life would be cut short.  Correspondent: Jeff Proctor  Guest: Sophia Genovese, attorney, New Mexico Immigrant Law…

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Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in NM

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10.13.23 – This spring, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 15 into law. It expands the age range for young immigrants eligible to access green cards, work permits and other benefits — if they can prove in court they had been abandoned, abused or neglected. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with two immigrant advocates…

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