ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Antonio Chairez Rios, a Mexican national who has lived in Albuquerque for more than 20 years, is now suing the Trump Administration, claiming federal immigration agencies have unlawfully delayed his T-Visa application for over a year.

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Rios applied for the visa in August 2024, asserting he is a survivor of labor trafficking while working in the New Mexico construction industry. The T-Visa was created to offer legal

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