Alexander Uballez

In the days leading up to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, U.S. attorneys appointed by the Biden Administration are waiting to learn if they will be forced to resign or quit. U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Alexander Uballez recently sat down with New Mexico in Focus executive producer Jeff Proctor to talk about his accomplishments during his time in office.

Among Native American communities, people go missing and experience violence at disproportionately high rates. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) - the first Native cabinet secretary - has been working to implement the Not Invisible Act, which she helped pass as a Congresswoman in 2019. A commission traveled round the country hearing testimony from survivors, advocates, law enforcement and tribal leaders. It released a list of recommendations last November, and now the Departments of Justice and Interior have responded.