Dossier
Southern New Mexico
Coverage of Southern New Mexico in the Nexus archive.
- Escobar introduces bill to block federal seizure of Mt. Cristo Rey
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has introduced a bill to prevent the federal government from using eminent domain to acquire land at Mount Cristo Rey, a historic religious site in El Paso and southern New Mexico established in 1939.
- El Paso Man Convicted in Alien Smuggling Conspiracy as Part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
Juan Gomez Montiel, an El Paso man, was convicted by a federal jury for coordinating an alien smuggling operation that transported individuals, including an unaccompanied minor, from Mexico into the United States through southern New Mexico and Texas. The case was part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative.