Sasha Lenninger

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Raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have taken place across the United States with its new quota of 3,000 arrests daily.In March, ICE agents, along with federal agencies, arrested 48 migrants during a weeklong operation in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Roswell. Officials said 20 of those arrested were previously arrested or convicted of a serious crime.Then, earlier this month, ICE agents raided a business in Lovington.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS. THANK YOU OLGA. 30 VETERANS ARE NOW BACK IN NEW MEXICO AFTER VISITING THE NATION'S CAPITAL AS PART OF THE HONOR FLIGHT. THOSE VETERANS ARE SEEING MONUMENTS DEDICATED TO THEIR SERVICE AND MEMORIALS TO THOSE THEY LOST DURING THE WAR. AS SASHA LENNINGER SHOWS US. FOR SOME, THIS IS A LIFE CHANGING. EXPERIENCE. A 25 VIETNAM VETERANS, THREE KOREAN WAR VETERANS, AND ONE VETERAN FROM WORLD WAR TWO. EACH ONE WITH A PAST AND SOME OF THAT IS HARD TO SHARE.

2 weeks ago | kesq.com | Sasha Lenninger

By Sasha LenningerClick here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC ( KOAT) - On the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is the World War II Memorial. It honors the more than 407,000 servicemen who died in combat. "We were the first. We were in the invasion of Guam," said Antonio Marquez. The 99-year-old is the only WWII veteran on this year's Honor Flight. His service with the Navy is something he still remembers.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

On the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is the World War II Memorial. It honors the more than 407,000 servicemen who died in combat. "We were the first. We were in the invasion of Guam," said Antonio Marquez. The 99-year-old is the only WWII veteran on this year's Honor Flight. His service with the Navy is something he still remembers. Data shows that roughly 66,000 WWII veterans are still alive and a majority of them are in their 90s.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

Roughly 30 New Mexico veterans are in Washington, D.C., on this year's Honor Flight.Almost all of them served in Vietnam, and this trip is their first time seeing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial."He was only in Vietnam three weeks before he got killed," said Robert Martinez. The 77-year-old from Tucumcari told us about his friend Andrew Pacheo. The two grew up together, playing baseball.Martinez carried a baseball as he walked to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.