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Wisconsin AG seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1M payments at rally giveaway; Rural advocates urge CA lawmakers to safeguard banking protections; Federal, state job cuts threaten FL workers' rights, services; Alabama counties lack high-speed internet and health access.

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President Trump says there are ways for him to take a third term. New tariffs are scheduled for this week, but economists say they'll hurt buying power. And advocates say the Trans Day of Visibility is made more important by state legislation.

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Rural folks face significant clean air and water risks due to EPA cutbacks, a group of policymakers is working to expand rural health care via mobile clinics, and a new study maps Montana's news landscape.

Higher ed leaders steer response to ICE presence on NM campuses

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025   

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now are allowed to make arrests near colleges and universities, and higher education leaders are stepping up to offer guidance.

More than 26,000 New Mexico college students are first- or second-generation immigrants, or international students.

A Trump administration executive order lifted the ban on ICE agents around school campuses.

As immigration policies continue to evolve, Diego Sánchez - the director of Policy and Strategy for the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration - said colleges and universities are stepping up, but the challenge is significant.

"Know Your Rights materials are being distributed widely," said Sánchez, "ensuring that all members of the campus community, citizens and non-citizens alike, understand their legal protections and how to exercise them - reinforcing student privacy protections and limiting the disclose of sensitive immigration-related information."

On his second day in office, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescind Biden-era protections that prohibited ICE raids in "sensitive areas."

In addition to school campuses, those include churches and hospitals - locations previously off-limits to immigration enforcement actions.

Tanya Broder - the senior counsel for Health & Economic Justice Policy with the National Immigration Law Center - said the changes in immigration policy have created fear among undocumented students.

But she reminded students or faculty who are confronted on campus that, under the U.S. Constitution, they have the right to remain silent.

"If ever somebody is confronted with an immigration officer, or a law enforcement officer, they have a right to refuse to speak to them," said Broder. "Not to answer any answer questions. Don't say anything about where you were born or how you entered the U.S. - and you can say, 'I need to speak to my attorney.'"

New Mexico's Department of Justice has updated a guidance document on its website with detailed information about promoting a safe and secure campus.




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