Read the New Mexico Department of Justice Report on CYFD

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

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 8, 2026, pushed back at a critical NM Department of Justice report on the Children, Youth and Families Department that she said reflected the past and did not acknowledge the agency's current leadership and progress. (Photo by Danielle Prokop/Source NM)New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a statement Wednesday evening said a new report from the state Department of Justice excoriating the state…

Read the New Mexico Department of Justice report on CYFD

The post Read the New Mexico Department of Justice report on CYFD appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Following a yearlong investigation, the New Mexico Department of Justice issued a 224-page report documenting the cases of at least 28 children involved with the state Children, Youth and Families Department, such as by being placed in foster homes and facilities or because their families were investigated amid allegations of brutal abuse …

'Systematic moral failing': Justice Department issues scathing report on CYFD

New Mexico's child welfare agency is more interested in hiding its failures than protecting children, the state Justice Department wrote.

CYFD Report - New Mexico Department of Justice