LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Residents of Dona Ana County in southern New Mexico are concerned what President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration means for their border community.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (https://bit.ly/2miDxl9 ) that immigration concerns dominated a two-hour town hall meeting on Tuesday meant to connect residents of the county with Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” Vigil.
Many speakers at Tuesday’s event asked Vigil if he planned to use his authority to protect undocumented immigrants.
Vigil says since he took office in January 2015, his deputies have been directed not to act as federal agents or to enforce immigration law.
He says recently he turned down a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would have authorized his deputies of carry out immigration laws.
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Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, https://www.lcsun-news.com
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