WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: CHAPARRAL, N.M. -- An Ecuadoran national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement passed away at the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico, on June 15. An autopsy is pending to determine the official cause of death. Jhon Javier Benavides-Quintana, 32, unlawfully entered the United States from Mexico on March 22, in El Paso,  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $5.4 million in the state of New Mexico to support economic and workforce development following natural disasters in the state. The EDA investments announced today are: * Mora County will receive a $3 million EDA grant to   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Rio Grande chub and the Rio Grande sucker do not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act. The Rio Grande chub and the Rio Grande sucker often co-occur within the Rio Grande Basin. These cool-water fishes   more