Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 7/30, 8a: The Trump administration announced last week that it鈥檚 sending 35 federal agents to Albuquerque, saying they鈥檒l fight violent crime as part of Operation Legend. But exactly what that means is unclear, and many people fear the agents will crack down on protestors, or target immigrants or low-income, largely Brown and Black communities that have borne the brunt of some past police . This week on Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico we鈥檒l talk with elected officials and community organizers about this deployment of federal agents, and we want to hear from you.
Are you concerned about the presence of these agents and what they might do? How do you think violent crime should be addressed in Albuquerque? What do you think about the way these federal resources are being used during the pandemic? Email letstalk@kunm.org with your comments or concerns, or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- , U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
- , community activist
- , Mayor of Albuquerque
- Justine Teba, co-founder of the Pueblo Feminist caucus within
- , District Attorney, Bernalillo County
About Operation Legend:
- (7/28/20)
(NPR, 7/27/20)
- (7/24/20)
- - ACLU of New Mexico (7/24/20)
- (7/22/20)
- Trump Sending Federal Agents To ABQ, Governor To Monitor Any Civil Rights Violations - (Associated Press, 7/22/20)
Related:
- - Red Nation policy organizing document
- - Albuquerque Journal
- - Albuquerque Police Department
- Governing
- - Albuquerque Journal
- New York Times
- - The Marshall Project, 2019
- - NM In Depth series, 2017
- - New Yorker
