/tags/refugees refugees en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:40:35 GMT /local-news/2021-09-17/i-feel-heartbroken-afghan-man-in-albuquerque-unable-to-evacuate-loved-ones For families around the world trying to evacuate loved ones from Afghanistan, time has run out. Mohmmad Ismail served as an interpreter for U.S. forces in… Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:40:35 GMT /local-news/2021-09-17/i-feel-heartbroken-afghan-man-in-albuquerque-unable-to-evacuate-loved-ones Yasmin Khan /local-news/2021-08-25/ex-military-interpreter-tries-to-help-his-family-flee-afghanistan-theyre-in-imminent-danger Mohmmad Ismail served as an interpreter for U.S. forces in Afghanistan and like many who worked for the United States, he was threatened by the Taliban.… Thu, 26 Aug 2021 01:01:22 GMT /local-news/2021-08-25/ex-military-interpreter-tries-to-help-his-family-flee-afghanistan-theyre-in-imminent-danger Yasmin Khan /local-news/2021-08-23/lets-talk-about-afghanistan-refugees-in-new-mexico Let’s Talk New Mexico 8/26 8 am: Thousands of people are fleeing Afghanistan since the Taliban’s takeover and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has… Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:06:25 GMT /local-news/2021-08-23/lets-talk-about-afghanistan-refugees-in-new-mexico Ty Bannerman, Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2020-09-21/no-more-normal-counting-on-it The census is one of the more important events in our democracy. Every 10 years each person is counted so that resources can be allocated, programs… Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:10:21 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-09-21/no-more-normal-counting-on-it Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-04-09/ynmg-covid-ice-detention-migrants-and-refugees Episode 39 is focused on migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees in our communities, and on Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers, which are… Fri, 10 Apr 2020 03:21:53 GMT /local-news/2020-04-09/ynmg-covid-ice-detention-migrants-and-refugees Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /public-health-new-mexico/2019-06-07/aps-program-for-refugees-and-newcomers-now-staffed-and-growing New Mexico is under court order to better serve at-risk students, including English language learners. This spring marked a shift in Albuquerque Public… Fri, 07 Jun 2019 23:29:46 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-06-07/aps-program-for-refugees-and-newcomers-now-staffed-and-growing Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2018-10-31/voices-behind-the-vote-casting-a-ballot-for-immigrants-and-kids Immigration is one of this election’s biggest issues. Tammy WilkersonHill-Fisher teaches English as a second language with the Immigrant and Refugee… Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:04:36 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-10-31/voices-behind-the-vote-casting-a-ballot-for-immigrants-and-kids May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2018-08-02/aps-newcomer-program-inaccessible-to-many-refugee-families Dozens of refugee families resettle in Albuquerque each year, and their children begin attending school here. In mid-August, Albuquerque Public Schools is… Fri, 03 Aug 2018 01:04:11 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-08-02/aps-newcomer-program-inaccessible-to-many-refugee-families Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2018-07-31/advocates-for-newcomer-students-demand-transparency-collaboration-in-aps-program Albuquerque Public Schools plans to open a new program next month for students who don’t speak English and have little to no prior formal schooling. But… Tue, 31 Jul 2018 04:47:44 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-07-31/advocates-for-newcomer-students-demand-transparency-collaboration-in-aps-program Hannah Colton /local-news/2018-01-22/women-call-for-action-on-many-injustices-at-march People took to the streets all over the world, around the country and here in New Mexico for a second year of women’s marches. The concerns they raised… Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:54:18 GMT /local-news/2018-01-22/women-call-for-action-on-many-injustices-at-march Marisa Demarco