Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week on New Mexico in Focus, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-NM, dropped by the studio before returning to Washington D.C. Host Nash Jones spoke with the congresswoman about the war in Iran and the position she and her Democratic colleagues are in as the minority party in a Congress that never formally authorized military action in the first place. Leger Fernández also spoke about the Trump administration's plans to roll back protections for public lands in her district.
A month has passed since a New York Times investigation revealed decades of alleged sexual abuse and child rape by Cesar Chavez, reigniting thorny conversations around the Chicano labor organizer's legacy. In Focus reporter Cailley Chella delves into what that's looked like in New Mexico — home state of fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, who's now disclosed her own account of Chavez raping her — and a generational divide that emerged in her reporting.
We run through the latest on some eye-popping campaign finance numbers in the gubernatorial race. We also review a grim forecast for this year's fire season.
Last week, we dove deep on the new leadership at the Albuquerque Police Department. Daniel Williams, a policy advocate with the ACLU of New Mexico, had a civil rights-focused conversation with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor on the police department's new top brass. This week, we pick back up with Williams and Proctor chatting about privacy concerns surrounding police use of technology and surveillance tools.
Host:
Nash Jones
Segments:
Trump Eyes Public Lands in New Mexico
Correspondent:
Nash Jones
Guest:
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M.
Generations Divided on Legacy of Cesar Chavez
Correspondent:
Cailley Chella
Guests:
Jacob Trujillo, Chair, Bernalillo County Democratic Party
Melissa Galetti, Chicano Studies Teacher, Rio Grande High School
Richard Marquez, Albuquerque Attorney
Richard Carlos Caballero, Albuquerque Resident
NM Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque
Javier Marrufo, Historian and New Mexico State Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Mireya Martinez, UNM Senior and Farm Worker
Kimberly Nevarez, UNM Sophomore and Student Organizer
Victor Hall, Albuquerque City Council Associate Counsel
Notice: This story previously misstated Richard Caballero's name as Richard Cardenas Caballero. His name is Richard Carlos Caballero.
Rep. Leger Fernandez on the War in Iran
Correspondent:
Nash Jones
Guest:
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M.
Albuquerque Police, Surveillance Tools and Privacy Concerns
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Daniel Williams, Policy Advisor, ACLU of New Mexico
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0:00 Intro
2:43 Trump Eyes Public Lands in New Mexico
16:42 Generations Divided on Legacy of Cesar Chavez
39:14 Rep. Leger Fernandez on the War in Iran
51:30 Albuquerque Police, Surveillance Tools and Privacy Concerns
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-NM, dropped by the studio before returning to Washington D.C. Host Nash Jones spoke with the congresswoman about the war in Iran and the position she and her Democratic colleagues are in as the minority party in a Congress that never formally authorized military action in the first place. Leger Fernández also spoke about the Trump administration's plans to roll back protections for public lands in her district.
A month has passed since a New York Times investigation revealed decades of alleged sexual abuse and child rape by Cesar Chavez, reigniting thorny conversations around the Chicano labor organizer's legacy. In Focus reporter Cailley Chella delves into what that's looked like in New Mexico — home state of fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, who's now disclosed her own account of Chavez raping her — and a generational divide that emerged in her reporting.
We run through the latest on some eye-popping campaign finance numbers in the gubernatorial race. We also review a grim forecast for this year's fire season.
Last week, we dove deep on the new leadership at the Albuquerque Police Department. Daniel Williams, a policy advocate with the ACLU of New Mexico, had a civil rights-focused conversation with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor on the police department's new top brass. This week, we pick back up with Williams and Proctor chatting about privacy concerns surrounding police use of technology and surveillance tools.
Host:
Nash Jones
Segments:
Trump Eyes Public Lands in New Mexico
Correspondent:
Nash Jones
Guest:
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M.
Generations Divided on Legacy of Cesar Chavez
Correspondent:
Cailley Chella
Guests:
Jacob Trujillo, Chair, Bernalillo County Democratic Party
Melissa Galetti, Chicano Studies Teacher, Rio Grande High School
Richard Marquez, Albuquerque Attorney
Richard Carlos Caballero, Albuquerque Resident
NM Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque
Javier Marrufo, Historian and New Mexico State Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Mireya Martinez, UNM Senior and Farm Worker
Kimberly Nevarez, UNM Sophomore and Student Organizer
Victor Hall, Albuquerque City Council Associate Counsel
Notice: This story previously misstated Richard Caballero's name as Richard Cardenas Caballero. His name is Richard Carlos Caballero.
Rep. Leger Fernandez on the War in Iran
Correspondent:
Nash Jones
Guest:
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M.
Albuquerque Police, Surveillance Tools and Privacy Concerns
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Daniel Williams, Policy Advisor, ACLU of New Mexico
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0:00 Intro
2:43 Trump Eyes Public Lands in New Mexico
16:42 Generations Divided on Legacy of Cesar Chavez
39:14 Rep. Leger Fernandez on the War in Iran
51:30 Albuquerque Police, Surveillance Tools and Privacy Concerns
This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support NMPBS: bit.ly/nmpbs-donate
Subscribe to the New Mexico in Focus channel for more clips: youtube.com/@nminfocus
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