Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories exploring the impact of Donald Trump’s second term as president on New Mexico.
President-elect Donald Trump gestures at a November campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Marcela Díaz remembers when the federal Department of Homeland Security conducted I-9 audits, a means of identifying undocumented workers employed by local businesses, during former president Donald Trump’s first term in office.
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