NM-MEX POLICY 12-2-19

NM - Mex POLICY 12 FEB 2019


NM House speaker rejects petition to impeach Gov. Lujan Grisham for treason
Posted: Feb 12, 2019 01:09 PM MST
Updated: Feb 12, 2019 01:09 PM MST

https://www.kvia.com/news/new-mexico/nm-house-speaker-rejects-petition-to-impeach-gov-lujan-grisham-for-treason/1015076565


SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The Democratic speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives says there is no way
he would initiate impeachment proceedings against the state's governor
for withdrawing troops from the border with Mexico.

An online petition seeks to impeach Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for treason in withdrawing
about 100 New Mexico National Guard troops and has garnered more than 30,000 signatures.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Brian Egolf of Santa Fe said "no way, forget about it"
regarding prospects for impeachment proceedings. He holds the authority to initiate House investigations.

Lujan Grisham has challenged President Trump's description of a security crisis on the border,
while leaving about a dozen national guardsmen at the border to address humanitarian needs
in a remote corridor for border-crossing immigration.

Impeachment in New Mexico requires a majority vote of all House members.
A subsequent Senate trial requires a two-thirds majority to convict.

As of Tuesday, more than 30,000 people had endorsed the online petition that urges a
Republican state legislator to charge Lujan Grisham with treason for aiding illegal entry into the country.

Lujan Grisham has ordered all but a dozen New Mexico National Guard troops to return from the border
in a move that challenges President Trump's description of a security crisis.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom also has ordered the withdrawal of most state National Guard troops from the border.

The creator of the impeachment petition against Lujan Grisham identified himself as John Daniel of Ruidoso.
He could not immediately be reached.

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BP detains group of 311 migrants who entered US via gap in border barrier near Sunland Park
Posted: Feb 12, 2019 02:53 PM MST
Updated: Feb 12, 2019 02:53 PM MST

https://www.kvia.com/news/border/bp-detains-group-of-311-migrants-who-entered-us-via-gap-in-border-barrier-near-sunland-park/1015252351

Photo Courtesy U.S. Border Patrol

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico - U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Santa Teresa Station
discoverd a group of 311 Central American migrants entering the U.S. illegally at Sunland Park, New Mexico.

The group was detained shortly before midnight on Monday, February 11, 2019.

Border Patrol Agents working near Mt. Cristo Rey noticed the large group make its way
"around the pedestrian fence in Sunland Park and took them in to custody."

"Though this trend has been a constant in the Antelope Wells area of New Mexico,
this is the first large group that has been encountered in this area this fiscal year," the Border Patrol said.

As with the previous groups encountered in Antelope Wells, the Border Patrol
said this group was comprised primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles.

The group was transported to the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station for processing.
Earlier in the day, Border Patrol agents at Antelope wells apprehended a group of 330 migrants
who entered the U.S. illegally.

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