By MORGAN LEE and STEPHEN GROVES , Associated PressSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its […]
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Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
By MORGAN LEE and STEPHEN GROVES , Associated PressSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its […]
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NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as disasters upend private market
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters. Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the […]
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NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as disasters upend private market
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters. Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the […]
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DOJ focus on ‘sanctuaries’ follows threats of ‘prison’ by Miller’s group
By Steve Thompson, Emma Uber, Dana Munro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Before the Trump administration this week directed federal prosecutorsto investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who don’t cooperate with mass deportations, nearly 250 letters warning of such prosecutions were sent in late December to local officials across the country. At the time, the letters […]
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DOJ focus on ‘sanctuaries’ follows threats of ‘prison’ by Miller’s group
By Steve Thompson, Emma Uber, Dana Munro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Before the Trump administration this week directed federal prosecutorsto investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who don’t cooperate with mass deportations, nearly 250 letters warning of such prosecutions were sent in late December to local officials across the country. At the time, the letters […]
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Johnson aide advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers
By Jacqueline Alemany · The Washington Post (c) 2025 An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack in an effort to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent her, according to written correspondence reviewed […]
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Johnson aide advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers
By Jacqueline Alemany · The Washington Post (c) 2025 An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack in an effort to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent her, according to written correspondence reviewed […]
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Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents
By Laura Meckler, Kim Bellware, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 School leaders across the country are working to reassure immigrant families that it is safe to send their children to school amid growing fears that the Trump administration will target undocumented immigrants on school grounds. Anxiety in many cities was already thick over President Donald Trump’s […]
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Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents
By Laura Meckler, Kim Bellware, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 School leaders across the country are working to reassure immigrant families that it is safe to send their children to school amid growing fears that the Trump administration will target undocumented immigrants on school grounds. Anxiety in many cities was already thick over President Donald Trump’s […]