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October 22, 2014
ILEA classes canceled for West African delegates BY JEFF TUCKER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Dozens of delegates from Ebola-ravaged West Africa nations are not coming to Roswell next month as planned. As President Barack Obama and top members of his administration continue to shy away from imposing a travel ban from West Africa, the U.S. Department of State has canceled law enforcement classes for West African delegates that were scheduled to begin in Roswell in November, several sources have told the Daily Record. “That’s a true fact,” an ILEA official, who requested anonymity, told the Daily
Record Tuesday. A total of 36 delegates from the hot spot of an Ebola outbreak in West Africa were scheduled to attend classes at the International Law Enforcement Academy-Roswell from Nov. 24 through Dec. 19, said several ILEA officials, who also requested anonymity. The 36 West African delegates, 12 each from Guinea, Liberia and Senegal, were scheduled to arrive in Roswell next month for four weeks of law enforcement classes, ILEA officials confirmed. The ILEA officials told the Daily Record Tuesday they were informed by the State Department in late August or early September that the
law enforcement classes for the West African delegates had been “indefinitely postponed.” The State Department runs and funds the ILEA program. An ILEA of ficial said Tuesday she could not state for certain that the postponement was due to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. “They have not given us the direct reason that it’s because of Ebola,” the ILEA official said. “We came to the conclusion that that might be the case, but we can’t say definitively.” Other sources familiar with ILEA operations said the visits from the West See ILEA, Page A3
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Several ILEA officials have told the Daily Record that the U.S. State Department has canceled classes for 36 delegates from West Africa who were scheduled to attend the academy next month. AP Photo
A woman from Guatemala who declined to give her name for this photo talks while her son paints on a whiteboard at the Artesia Family Residential Center, a federal detention facility for undocumented immigrant mothers and children in Artesia, Sept. 10. The center has been held up by the Obama Administration as a visible example of a crackdown on illegal crossings from Central America, while civil rights advocates are suing the federal government, complaining that lack of access to legal representation has turned the Artesia center into a “deportation mill.”
Immigrants’ advocates sue for information AR TESIA (AP) — Immigrant rights advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security to release information on its policies and procedures at an isolated detention center for Central American mothers and children in New Mexico.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other immigration advocates filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Tuesday after DHS failed to respond to an information request in a timely manner.
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other groups filed a lawsuit challenging the expedited removal process in Artesia, calling it a “deportation mill.”
people than it deports from the detention center. At the time, ICE has not responded to an information request from last Tuesday’s FOIA lawsuit week about those figures. ICE of ficials issued a comes a week after ICE and Artesia’s mayor statement Tuesday night released figures showing See LAWSUIT, Page A3 In August, ACLU and that ICE is releasing more
Committee denies lease renewal for Stewart Industries
Attorney says city will file lawsuit against company for back rent owed BY RANDAL SEYLER RECORD CITY EDITOR
The Airport Committee voted to not renew the lease for Stewart Industries International because the company is behind in its rent. “This is a renewal request, and we set it aside at the last meeting,” said Scott Stark, property manager at the Roswell International Air Center. The renewal request is for Building 81 and the fenced area around the building, and the company owes $322.42 in rent on that property. Stark said Stewart Industries International owed the city $274,483.88 in back rent for other air center properties leased from the city.
“I can’t comment on pending litigation,” said City Attorney William Zarr. “But this matter is going to litigation.” Stark did not say how much Stewart Industries International still owes the city. Stewart Industries International operates an aircraft storage facility and repair station at the air center. According to the corporate website, siiair.com, Stewart Industries International has kept thousands of aircraft flying for more than two decades. The company of fers replacement parts, expert maintenance and overhaul services. As a parts reseller and FAA Part 145 Repair Sta-
Don’t let Halloween fun Scouts have long history in southeastern NM turn truly frightening Police Department offers safety tips for trick-or-treaters, parents
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hile children are expected to have some “frightful” fun on Halloween next week, going out to trick-or -treat shouldn’t be “scary” when it comes to safety. The Roswell Police Department reminds parents, and drivers, to take steps to ensure the safety of the young ones as they head out on their quests for candy. •Trick-or -treaters should try to make their
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rounds in a group if possible. All younger children, whether in a group or individually, should be accompanied by an adult or responsible older teenager. • If it’s going to be dark at any time while trick-ortreating, equip yourself and/or your kids with flashlights. Also, avoid approaching any houses that don’t have lights on by the door to welcome trick-or-treaters. • Remind your children that, if possible, try to
BY RANDAL SEYLER RECORD CITY EDITOR
Boy Scouts have been a tradition in Roswell for nearly 100 years, but did you know that the Boy Scouts organization found its beginnings in the Second Boer War? Keith Alder, scout executive with the Conquistador Council of the Boy Scouts of America, said the founder of the Boy Scouts was a British officer stationed in Africa in 1899, who wrote several books about reconnaissance and scout training for the military. As a youth, Robert Baden-Powell greatly
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Keith Alder, left, scout executive for the Conquistador Council of the Boy Scouts of America, discusses the history of Scouting in Roswell while Kiwanis Club President Abel Esquibel, right, listens to the presentation.
enjoyed the outdoors, learning about nature and how to live in the wilderness. After returning as a
military hero from service in Africa, the retired lieutenant general discovered that English boys were
first time in 60 years. If that happens, Republicans would set the legislative agenda in the House and could help advance GOP Gov. Susana Martinez’s policies if she wins re-election. With Democrats clinging to a slim 37-33 edge, the GOP needs at least a net gain of three seats. There are competitive races in at least 10 House
districts, with each party holding five of the seats. Democrats control the Senate, but its members aren’t up for election until 2016. The GOP’s House majority during Eisenhower’s ter m was brief. Democrats reclaimed control in the 1954 elections and have maintained a majority ever since. But this year’s political landscape potentially
favors the GOP, and could provide the boost the party will need in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans in voter registration 1.5-to1. With President Barack Obama’s popularity sagging, Democrats across the country are bracing for difficult midterm elections. “When you have an unpopular Democratic
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reading the manual on stalking and survival in the wilder ness he had written for British soldiers. Gathering ideas from Ernest Thompson Seton, Daniel Carter Beard, and others, he rewrote the manual as a nonmilitary nature skills book and called it “Scouting for Boys.” “Baden-Powell took 10 boys out to the Brownsea Island, and they hunted and fished and he taught them the same things he taught his scouts in the Army, and they loved it,” Alder told the Roswell
New Mexico GOP hopes to win legislative majority See HALLOWEEN, Page A2
SANTA FE (AP) — The last time New Mexico Republicans contr olled the state House of Representatives, they rode the coattails of Dwight Eisenhower’s landside 1952 presidential victory.
The national political mood once again may help Republicans, and the party hopes to pick up enough seats in the general election to secure a House majority for the
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president at midterm, Republicans tend to pick up seats,” said Brian Sanderoff, an Albuquerque pollster. Martinez also could deliver a boost to Republicans if she attracts GOPleaning New Mexicans to the polls in much the same way Obama aided Democrats when he won re-election in 2012. Voter
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