Leger Fernández Opposes Blank Check For ICE; Reiterates Pay For TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA Bill Must Be Passed
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 1128 and opposing efforts to tie funding for critical homeland security agencies to unchecked authority for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
“I support the mission of agencies from TSA to the Coast Guard, and FEMA to the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency,” Leger Fernández said. “That’s why I’ve consistently pushed to fund them—and voted to make sure TSA agents, Coast Read More
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FBI: Torreon Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Offenses
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Torreon man pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms after reportedly using one of them in a shooting and being involved in a series of shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation between July 2024 and September 2025.
According to court documents, between July 2024 and September 2025, Cisco Whitehorse, 43, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was believed to have possessed and used firearms during a series of four shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation.
In July 2024, Whitehorse fired from or around his vehicle at John Doe 1 after the victim drove past, striking Read More
FBI: Farmington Woman Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Trafficking And Firearm Charges
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Farmington woman pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, investigators with the FBI and the Region II Task Force conducted a joint investigation that included multiple controlled drug purchases from and surveillance of Tasheena Hoskie, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. July 12, 2024, investigators attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Hoskie’s vehicle as it traveled from Arizona to New Mexico. Hoskie Read More
State Senate Republicans Urge Legislative Finance Committee To Address Fraud, Waste, & Abuse In New Mexico
NMSR News:
SANTA FE — This week, the Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) sent a letter to the chairmen of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), urging that committee to “dedicate time in its 2026 work plan to study” fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as to “design legislative solutions to prevent further losses.”
“We’ve seen rampant abuse involving taxpayer funds in Minnesota, California, and elsewhere,” observed Sen. Craig Brandt, the SFC Ranking Member. “We must root out such misuse of taxpayer dollars here in New Mexico and erect guardrails to ensure that public programs Read More