Last year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
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A look back at the week's top stories and interviews from KRWG Public Media with KC Counts.
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The New Mexico Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit after they say their investigation into the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department found the department was not protecting children.
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El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week.
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Tim Z. Hernandez will be reading from his latest book, “They Call You Back: A Lost History, a Search, a Memoir,” Friday night at 7:30 at NMSU’s CMI Theatre as part of the Nelson-Boswell Reading Series. Scott Brocato recently spoke with Hernandez about the book.
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The Crockett County government has created a strong network of senior services, and ensures that they are supported — with the help of a wonky tax arrangement and some powerful new neighbors: wind companies.
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As the seven Colorado River Basin states wrangle over how many acre-feet of water they’re willing to do without, rural communities across the Southwest are experiencing a water crisis in real time.
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Only 70 rural hospitals in the state now provide obstetrics care to expectant mothers.
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Medicaid provides low-cost health coverage to about 42% of New Mexicans, the highest per capita enrollment in the country.
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A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."
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The year began with many people becoming U.S. citizens, but by December, fewer people were doing so, driven by ramped-up scrutiny of applications and eroding trust in the system.
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Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O'Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It's an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.
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Wellness influencers tout the therapy's power for everything from rejuvenating skin and hair to boosting longevity. Devices sold for at-home use abound. We look at the evidence behind the hype.