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Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley, then a candidate for mayor, responds to a question during the Las Vegas Mayoral Forum at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

Las Vegas mayor voices support for agreement between ICE, Las Vegas police

Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley said she supports Las Vegas Metropolitan Police’s decision to enter into a partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), known as 287(g), although she said she didn’t push him one way or the other beforehand on joining the program.

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Trump names GOP attorney Sigal Chattah as interim U.S. attorney for Nevada

Chattah, the Republican National Committeewoman for Nevada, has long been an ally of President Donald Trump. She has filed numerous lawsuits challenging Nevada’s election laws, including representing the state Republican Party in its efforts to cancel the 2024 Republican presidential primary and challenging a state law aimed at protecting election workers.

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