Source New Mexico

Immigration and federal policy clashes dominated the week, with the U.S. Department of Justice suing New Mexico to block its Immigrant Safety Act [7] and an ICE detainee reporting poor conditions during a hunger strike [6]. Federal land and environmental issues also featured prominently, including the BLM fast-tracking a pipeline review for the controversial Project Jupiter data center [10] and Rep. Leger Fernández calling for a full environmental review of a proposed uranium mine near the Chama watershed [9]. On the political front, early voting for New Mexico's June 2 primary got off to a rocky start with same-day registration system glitches [17], while GOP governor candidate Gregg Hull made his pitch to voters [1] and the Senate advanced former NM official Steve Pearce to lead a federal land management agency [2]. The Supreme Court also extended a stay preserving telehealth abortion access [3], and a National Science Board member with deep New Mexico ties spoke out after being fired by the Trump administration [15].