Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In an "emergency" 12-minute session earlier this month, Otero County Commissioners approved a new five-year contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That’s despite the governor's recent signing of the immigrant safety act, banning such contracts.

Host Nash Jones shares details. ⁠Watch the show Fridays on NMPBS.

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