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Felipe Rodriguez, Field Coordinator of the NM Dream Team and undergraduate senior student studying psychology at UNM, instructs Dream Team members in organizing strategies under a Trump administration. Rodriguez says that having a sanctuary campus at UNM is a necessity given the current political climate.
Center identified nearly 500 counties and 38 cities with policies similar to Santa Fe’s. Some major cities on the list include Chicago, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles. Most of those major cities have binding policies that mandate no municipal funds go to support federal immigration proceedings.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center found that 69 county jails refused to enforce federal requests to detain inmates because of their immigration status. Typically, if Immigration and Customs Enforcement determines an inmate is undocumented, the agency sends a detainer request
to the county jail to hold inmates after their release date. During the extended hold, ICE compiles the proper warrants to begin the deportation process. Some counties choose to detain undocumented inmates pursuant to ICE’s request.
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Lobos lose to SJSU for the first time By Isabel Gonzalez @cisabelg The Lobos’ second game without two key starters turned out to be more difficult than expected. New Mexico (14-10, 7-5 MW) suffered a 78-68 loss to San Jose State on Saturday evening at WisePies Arena, the Lobos’ first ever loss to the Spartans. They had previously been 14-0 against the team dating back to 1961. The victory had some additional significance for San Jose State, as the program hasn’t reached 10 wins since the 2010-11 season. They got their 11th of the season against a team that was 9-2 at home going into Saturday’s matchup. UNM head coach Craig Neal began the postgame interview by giving credit to the Spartans’ energy. “You have to take your hat off to San Jose. They played well,” he said. “It was my fault, I didn’t have my team ready to play. I thought I had my team ready to play and we just didn’t come out with the fire that we’ve been playing with.” The Spartans were the first ones to get on the board in a game that had a slow start. The score came almost two minutes into the match, but by the 16:04 mark, the Lobos
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How will Trump treat “sanctuaries”? Capping off his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing federal funding for sanctuary cities into question. The order pits sanctuary jurisdictions against White House administration, and it raises the question: What is a sanctuary city, and what consequences will campuses that adopt sanctuary status face? Santa Fe, a longstanding sanctuary for immigrants, now faces losing millions in federal funding. The executive order, signed into law on Jan. 25, stated that jurisdictions unwilling “to comply with applicable federal law” will not receive federal funds. Santa Fe receives $6 million in federal dollars, and the capital city has a long history as a safe haven for undocumented immigrants. Beginning in 1999, the city’s policy has been to not question immigration status and avoid directing funds to assist federal agencies from deporting immigrants. While there is no precise definition of sanctuary city, many jurisdictions have implemented similar policies to support undocumented immigrants. The Immigrant Legal Resource
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Freshman guard Jalen Harris walks with his hands on his head back to the locker room after being defeated by San Jose State on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at WisePies Arena. The Lobos suffered their first ever loss to San Jose State on Saturday.
were up 10-2. New Mexico held on to the lead until the 6:43 mark, when a layup by
sophomore forward Ryan Welage put the Spartans on top 21-20 after a San Jose State run. The teams traded
the lead back and forth, and the half eventually ended in a 35-35 tie. It was the same position the Lobos saw during the first half of their 80-77 victory over UNLV on Wednesday. However, the second half did not have the same outcome. “We just couldn’t get over the hump,” Neal said. A dunk by sophomore guard Jaycee Hillsman gave the Spartans a 2-point lead early in the second period. He also added two more points from the foul line soon after. The Lobos played catch-up for the entire period, tying twice but never regaining the lead. San Jose State led by as many as 13 with 5:50 remaining. The Spartans pulled off the upset thanks to an offense that saw four players score in double figures. Welage finished with 20 points as his team shot 54 percent from the field. “(The Spartans) did a pretty good job making shots. If any team does that, we are not going to beat them,” Neal said. “That’s kind of been our problem all year. We gave them too many 3-point shots. There just wasn’t an urgency with our group tonight to guard. “ The Lobos could have used the defensive presence of Dane Kuiper,
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The terms “Title IX” and “Department of Justice” have circulated the University of New Mexico’s classrooms, boardrooms and offices since the DOJ first began to investigate the University for its handling of sexual assault and sexual violence cases. That investigation has brought changes to policy and procedure. In October of last year, UNM announced they had reached a “formal three-year agreement” with the DOJ. Part of that agreement also outlined expectations for 2017-2018. “I definitely understand that people feel UNM is taking a lot of these efforts because of the DOJ. But we have been working on this for a long time — long before the DOJ announced they were investigating us and our efforts were in place long before they released their findings,” said Title IX Coordinator Heather Cowan. Now, a new semester is underway and some of this year’s changes described in the UNM announcement from October are already in place. A specific training for all new and incoming students in New Student Orientation is now required. Rita-Marie Borja, a new student orientation leader for UNM, said she found the Title IX presentations during NSO training were effective and helped prepare the leaders for smaller group discussion. “Each week, students listened to the ‘Grey Area’ which described crucial topics such as sexual consent, sexual assault and resources on campus and around Albuquerque for victims and assailants. Students that receive this presentation have shared their appreciation after or during our small group discussion,” Borja said. Borja explained that every student who attends the orientation was required to listen to the presentation, and were then placed into groups to discuss it. “Small group discussion offered a safe space for students to share their concerns, thoughts and opinions,” she said. “A selective few even had the bravery to share personal experiences to
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