They care for others, but their paycheck doesn’t keep up
As Nevada ages, demand for care workers has soared as people stay in their homes longer. The second installment of KUNR’s series, “The Undervalued Shift:...
Immigrant care workers help keep Nevadans in their home
Immigrants play a huge role in the home care workforce. The first installment in KUNR’s series, “The Undervalued Shift: Caregiving in Nevada,” examines what this...
Will Nevada students face consequences for protesting ICE?
An advocacy organization says schools can’t discipline students simply for participating in a walkout. Standard absence rules apply, admin say. Many Nevada students have walked...
Washoe County students walkout as part of national protest against ICE
High schools across the Reno-Sparks area took part in a nationwide walkout on January 30, protesting ICE enforcement and the Trump Administration. Most of the...
Nevada ICE detainees up by more than 30 percent since September
The new numbers come as the state struggles to meet capacity and ICE eyes creating a new detention center in Nevada. The number of detainees...
DOJ seeks investigation into UNR program that supports undocumented students
Federal officials say providing public resources to undocumented people violates restrictions implemented in major 1996 welfare reform legislation. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is calling...
Nevada, DOJ sign immigration enforcement memo that will take state off ‘sanctuary’ list
The agreement stipulates that Nevada will continue to use the state’s national guard and FEMA funds for immigration enforcement. Nevada will no longer be on...
Trump admin asks Nevada for voters’ driver’s license, partial Social Security numbers
Officials said they need more time to assess the legality, and that the request was “unprecedented in its scope, its purported basis, and its purported...
Latinos in Lake Tahoe Worry About Local, Unverified ICE-Sightings on Social Media
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Despite the Latino population across Lake Tahoe cities and towns averaging nearly 30%, there is a gap in Spanish news in...
Lombardo to authorize Nevada National Guard to support ICE operations
The governor’s approval to activate troops to help administer immigration enforcement’s activities marks a drastic escalation of their prior use. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is...