WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * 4 illegal aliens charged with firearms offenses as a result of an ICE Las Cruces and ATF investigation ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Federal authorities on March 6 announced charges against four illegal aliens for unlawful possession of firearms and related offenses following a series of state-wide law enforcement operations. On Feb. 25, Homeland Security Inv  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cloud Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Gun Control Through WASHINGTON -- Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX) introduced the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act to block the federal government from exploiting national emergencies as a backdoor for unconstitutional gun control measures. In June 2024, the Biden Administration's U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory declaring firearm violen  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Boozman Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Organ Donations and Save Lives Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Boozman (R-AR) reintroduced the bipartisan Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act to make it easier for living donors to give the ultimate gift by expanding eligibility for donor compensation to cover wages, travel, child care, and careg  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Par  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Thune Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Livestock Disaster Assistance Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance the effectiveness and timeliness of multiple U.S. Department of  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Budget Could Kick 260,000 New Mexicans Off Their Health Insurance New Mexico Has the Highest Rate of Medicaid-Covered Births, Most Medicaid Recipients Per Capita in the Nation Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement in response to the House Republican Budget Resolution, which could lea  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * Mexican National Extradited to U.S. to Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - A Mexican national was extradited from Mexico to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges in New Mexico. Guillermo Amaro-Rodriguez, 42, made his initial appearance last week in federal court after being extradited from Mexico on a c  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez Files Lawsuit Against Flawless Results LLC for Deceptive Business Practices Albuquerque, NM - Today, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez announced a lawsuit against Flawless Results LLC and its owners for defrauding hundreds of New Mexico consumers by accepting payments for home remodeling work that was never completed  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Oppose Plans to Use Kirtland & Fort Bliss for Immigration-Related Operations Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth opposing the  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21 st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities. As part of NASA's University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Risk of In-Mission Injury and Performance Decrements and Long-term Health Effects due to Dynamic Loads (Dynamic Loads Risk) Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft lands at White Sands Missile Range's Space Harbor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in New Mexico. Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is Starliner's second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. OFT-2 serves a  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Risk of Toxic Substance Exposure ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti works inside the International Space Station's Unity module reconfiguring components for the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction investigation that explores fire growth and fire safety techniques in space. NASA Safe, breathable air is essential for crew health. Human spaceflight has involved tox  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Risk to Vehicle Crew Egress Capability and Task Performance as Applied to Earth and Extraterrestrial Landings NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley is helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship after he and NASA astronaut Robert Behnken landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Private Nonprofits Affected by Summer Fires and Flooding Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico of the April 11, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest fede  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Special Engage Session on "Remote Sensing and the Future of Earth Observations" Introduction On October 16, 2024, a special session of the NASA Goddard Engage series took place in the Goett Auditorium (Building 3) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The Engage series is intended to explain work at GSFC in an immersive and nontechnical setting. GSFC's Office of Communications, Earth Sciences Division,   more