By Sara Solovitch | Searchlight New Mexico It was just two days into the school year, and Julia Bergen already was dealing with two cases of student homelessness. Then she heard about an influx of Guatemalan migrant children just released from federal detention, who had unexpectedly shown up in a Santa Fe school. Bergen is […]
By Ed Williams / Searchlight NM/ Sara Tafoya never pictured herself as one of New Mexico’s at-risk students. She came from a supportive, college-educated family in Albuquerque, had once earned good grades, and entertained dreams of going to college and becoming a physical therapist. But in her sophomore year, Tafoya “attracted bad situations,” skipping classes […]
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of profiles on DACA recipients, printed in partnership with the Daily Lobo. By Amy Byres Lupe Cordova applied for citizenship 18 years ago — but the process was never finalized. “One of the most frustrating things is that people think, ‘Just go apply,’” she said. “I […]
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles on DACA recipients, published in partnership with the Daily Lobo. By Amy Byres / NM News Port When she was just 2-years-old, Daniela Fry immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her mother. And her life changed dramatically when former President Barack […]
