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Supporters of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument stand with banners and signs across the street from the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, where U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is speaking during a press conference, Thursday July 27, 2017, in Las Cruces, N.M. Zinke is visiting New Mexico this week as part of his nationwide tour connected to a review of 27 national monument designations, including the Organ Mountains- Desert Peaks National Monument. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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Triny Rivera, stands along Dripping Springs Road with other supporters of the Organ Mountains- Desert Peaks National Monument across from the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, where U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is speaking during a press conference, Thursday July 27, 2017, in Las Cruces, N.M. Zinke is visiting New Mexico this week as part of his nationwide tour connected to a review of 27 national monument designations, including the Organ Mountains- Desert Peaks National Monument. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Friday, July 7, 2017 photo, Hubert Gay, son of a World War II veteran who is seeking a posthumous Purple Heart award for his father, George Hubert Gay, poses in front of the Veterans Memorial with a photo of his father in Las Cruces, N.M. (Josh Bachman/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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This July 2, 2017 photo shows pecan trees at the corner of Highway 28 and Watson Lane in Mesilla, N.M. New Mexico pecan crop prices set a new record-high in 2016, federal numbers released recently confirmed. (Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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This July 2, 2017 photo shows pecan trees at the corner of Highway 28 and Watson Lane in Mesilla, N.M. New Mexico pecan crop prices set a new record-high in 2016, federal numbers released recently confirmed. (Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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This July 2, 2017 photo shows pecan trees at the corner of Highway 28 and Watson Lane in Mesilla, N.M. New Mexico pecan crop prices set a new record-high in 2016, federal numbers released recently confirmed. (Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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FILE - In this March 15, 2015 file photo, a sign is installed at the new Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks National Monument in Las Cruces, N.M. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is among 27 monuments where a review has been ordered by President Donald Trump that might remove protections previously considered irreversible. (Jett Loe/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP, File)

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FILE - In this May 23, 2014 file photo, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks with the local community and other federal, state, tribal and local leaders celebrating President Obama's designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at Onate High School in Las Cruces, N.M. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is among 27 monuments where a review has been ordered by President Donald Trump that might remove protections previously considered irreversible. (Carlos Javier Sanchez/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP, file)

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Angelica Valenzuela, left, the recording and filing supervisor in the Doña Ana County Clerks office and County Clerk Scott Krahling unveil the coroner's report on the death of Pat Garrett, Friday June 16, 2017 at the Doña Ana County Government Center. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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A photo of Pat Garrett welcomes people into the Doña Ana County Commissioners chambers, where his coroners report was unveiled to the public. Friday, June 16, 2017 at the the Doña Ana County Government Center. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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Scott Krahling, Doña Ana County Clerk, holds up Pat Garrett's corners report, Friday, June 16, 2017, at an unveiling ceremony of the law mans coroners report, at the Doña Ana County Government Center. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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FILE - In this March 15, 2015 file photo, a sign is installed at the new Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks National Monument in Las Cruces, N.M. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday, April 26, 2017, directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, as he singled out "a massive federal land grab" by the Obama administration. (Jett Loe/AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP, File)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, photo, Suzanne Michaels, left, who was diagnosed 16-years ago with sensorineural hearing loss, gets fitted with a cochlear implant with Kelly Churchill, doctor of audiology, in Las Cruces, N.M. (Robin Zielinski/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, photo, Suzanne Michaels, left, who was diagnosed 16 years ago with sensorineural hearing loss, gets fitted with a cochlear implant with Kelly Churchill, doctor of audiology, in Las Cruces, N.M. (Robin Zielinski/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - This Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, photo shows the Baha cochlear system at the office of doctor Kelly Churchill in Las Cruces, N.M. (Robin Zielinski/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)