Nevada could lose big chunk of pandemic funds before deadline
Agencies have one year to use all the money. Twenty projects have “spending concerns,” but the state has not publicly expressed worries about the deadline....
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...
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...
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...
Amid immigration crackdown, a Latino cultural hub in North Las Vegas is collateral damage
Fears of enforcement are keeping people away from public places that are emblematic of the immigrant community — and bringing economic consequences. Ana Bernal Hernandez’s...
Nevada rates near bottom for children’s well-being, though poverty, teen births tick down
Nevada children’s health, economic well-being drop as state holds on to low ranking Nevada children’s health and economic well-being dropped for a second year in...
Top Republican lawmaker recommends upping state collaboration with ICE
A day after Las Vegas was placed on a federal list of jurisdictions deemed to be obstructing immigration law, Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus (R-Wellington) called...
Spanish-language newspaper ceases printing after 45 years, leaving void in Las Vegas
The family-owned paper sought to be as close to the community as possible. Its leader hopes it will rise again, better adapted to a tough...
Lombardo talks Trump, immigration and school choice during IndyTalks interview
The GOP governor also said mass deportation plans are too resource intensive, and that the state would likely have to scrap services if federal funds...