Audit of CYFD spending finds $4.2 million in misused dollars state auditors argued did not go toward behavioral health.
Child & Family Welfare
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New Mexico radio host discusses anonymous email alleging buried bodies at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
Eddy Aragon has spent several years looking into what went on at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch and has received calls from listeners who he says have provided insight about the workings of the property south of Santa Fe.
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ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says
The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.
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New Mexico comes to agreement with plaintiffs on child welfare system case goals
Pact lays out updated and new requirements, including refreshed recruitment goals and enhanced foster family supports.
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CYFD brings end to office stays, governor announces
Most children were placed in family-based settings or returned home, while some were placed in congregate care settings.
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Senator who called for fiscal restraint now champions child care bill
Gallup Democrat George Muñoz says he’s found middle ground with a measure tapping into New Mexico’s $11 billion early child trust fund.
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Medically fragile and sleeping in office buildings
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth, where will kids with serious health conditions go?
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Lawsuit accuses Los Lunas child treatment center of allowing sex abuse of girls
A former resident of the Sandhill Center alleges she faced repeated sexual assaults over several months in 2008 and 2009.
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New Mexico providers struggle to secure state funding for sex assault, DV services
“Survivor safety … requires ongoing investment,” said MaryEllen Garcia, executive director of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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Experts find CYFD failed to make progress in many Kevin S. remedial goals
Dozens of children faced abuse, neglect and other harm and nine died while in state custody in 2025, the report states.