Governor Grisham responded by issuing a statement claiming that the sheriffs were "choosing to ignore the importance of saving lives" and that any non-essential businesses that reopen, violating the public-health order, could incur consequences with both criminal and civil penalties.
Martin Hicks, Mayor of Grants, New Mexico, is defying Governor Grisham's lockdown order by encouraging businesses to open. 81 business owners in the town had signed a petition to reopen the city.
Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham withdrew 118 National Guard troops form New Mexico's border with Mexico, while castigating Trump for "fear mongering" over mass immigration.
