NM Gov. Lujan Grisham says AG report on child welfare agency ‘captures a system of the past’

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushes back at report from NMDOJ excoriating her Children, Youth and Families Department.

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 621

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a statement Wednesday evening said a new report from the state Department of Justice excoriating the state’s child welfare agency “captures a system of the past.” The governor also defended steps taken by her administration to address problems she described as endemic to child welfare systems everywhere.

Following a year-long investigation, NMDOJ on Wednesday released a 214-page report that documented numerous cases of abuse, including 14 …

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