In Albuquerque, the eviction moratorium did little to stop landlords from trying to force hundreds of people from their homes.
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Blalock steps down
CYFD Cabinet secretary Brian Blalock replaced by former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice amid growing transparency concerns
Locked out
A Searchlight investigation finds that in spite of federal and state stays, evictions continued in the state.
Questions of fairness
CYFD employees say they were sidelined or fired for voicing concerns about a ‘sacred cow’ software contract.
Firing Back
High-level officials accuse the CYFD of retaliation against complaints about Signal and other concerns.
Seeking shelter
After suffering one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, this New Mexico town on the edge of Navajo Nation is reaching a breaking point as the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire.
Records without a trace
Records show CYFD destroyed communications on COVID response, other official documents. Employees who complained were fired.
Agency underground
In the state department charged with child welfare, leadership and staff avoid a paper trail with encrypted messaging.
Fields of green
COVID is pushing thousands of Chinese immigrant workers into the marijuana business—sometimes leading to exploitation and labor trafficking
Uprooted
A police raid near Shiprock has all but ended an illicit cannabis-growing operation