{"id":47278,"date":"2025-06-20T14:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47278"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:11:30","slug":"new-head-of-aclu-of-nm-on-civil-liberties-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/new-head-of-aclu-of-nm-on-civil-liberties-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"New Head of ACLU of NM on Civil Liberties in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Head of ACLU of NM on Civil Liberties in 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SW0el2b34pI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6.20.25 \u2013 Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico, weighs in on a few specific cases his organization is working on and what he and the rest of the organization\u2019s attorneys are watching for as protests over immigration enforcement continue, with the US military deployed in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Nash Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest:<br>Leon Howard, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/briefs\/i-understand-what-the-stakes-are-here-aclu-of-new-mexico-hires-new-director\/\">\u2018I understand what the stakes are here\u2019: ACLU of New Mexico hires new director<\/a> \u2013 Source New Mexico<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.20.25 \u2013 Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico, weighs in on a few specific cases his organization is working on and what he and the rest of the organization\u2019s attorneys are watching for as protests over immigration enforcement continue, with the US military deployed in Los Angeles. 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