ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico National Guard will soon be deployed to Española, after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency there due to crime. Wednesday night, residents came forward with questions about what the action will look like. "I'm also really uneasy about what's happening in some of the communities we've seen across the United States. We've seen, you know, what's happening in Portland, what's happening in Chicago," said a resident.

People in Española voiced their concerns, questions, and support for the deployment of the National Guard to their city. Española Police Department Chief Mizel Garcia, National Guard Major General Miguel Aguilar, and an advisor from the governor's office responded. "You'll see us as a presence in the community, and wh

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