/tags/thora-padilla Thora Padilla en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Since President Trump issued numerous executive orders last month related to immigration enforcement, some Native American communities have raised concerns over the safety of tribal members, with reports of some being detained and being misidentified as immigrants. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-06-26/mescalero-apache-south-fork-salt-fires The danger from the South Fork and Salt fires has declined across the region thanks to scattered storms and fire suppression. But the impacts will continue for some time. At the Mescalero Apache reservation there are two evacuation shelters, one at the Inn of the Mountain of the Gods resort and the other at their local community center. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:33:36 GMT /local-news/2024-06-26/mescalero-apache-south-fork-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-06-24/senators-meet-with-the-mescalero-apache-people-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires On Friday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., traveled to the Mescalero Apache Reservation to meet with tribal leaders and families devastated by both the South Fork and Salt fires that continue to burn. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:55:50 GMT /local-news/2024-06-24/senators-meet-with-the-mescalero-apache-people-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios