{"id":15154,"date":"2019-10-28T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=15154"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:45:00","slug":"maldef-president-thomas-saenz-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/maldef-president-thomas-saenz-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"MALDEF President Thomas Saenz Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sExq9XLcNoM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>October 25, 2019 \u2013 New Mexico in Focus previews its upcoming interview with MALDEF President Thomas Saenz. Acting as general counsel for the group, Saenz has been deeply involved in the Yazzie\/Martinez v. 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