A Wednesday decision by a federal judge in Texas against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program paints a grim future for “Dreamers,” who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. 

The vendor’s lawyer attributes the situation to confusion about a new, but not fully implemented law regulating the once marginalized street vending industry.

The border was the hottest topic in Congress this week as Title 42 expired, Sen. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) defended Israel after taking offense to an event held by a House Democrat, and senators discussed energy permitting reform.

Three of Nevada’s Democratic lawmakers called the Biden administration “insufficiently prepared” to handle the expected influx of migrants at the southern border, asking the president to “surge” resources to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Several Nevada-based immigrant rights advocacy groups filed a federal civil rights complaint last week against two Nye County ICE detention centers for alleged verbal abuse, retaliation and medical negligence.

Parties came to an agreement on Friday evening entitling employees to nearly $3.7 million in compensation after what workers said was years of unpaid overtime and unfair treatment.

Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna introduced the resolution in Congress Tuesday to urge President Joe Biden to acknowledge the United States’ role in El Salvador’s 12-year civil war.

“We can't really keep on waiting anymore. Something needs to happen. And it has to happen now,” Bovadilla said of Congress' lame duck session. “It's being at home without feeling that sense of security.”

The Clark County School District has opened up a new center focused on providing support to recently immigrated students and their families as they adjust to their new lives in the United States. 

Failed negotiations about the future of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, puts more than 337,000 immigrants as early as Dec. 31. 

A new medical center in Las Vegas is hoping to eliminate language barriers and other obstacles that members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community face in accessing health care. 

On March 18, 2020, USCIS temporarily closed field offices, leaving thousands unable to receive their citizenship. For those who had a ceremony or interview scheduled, it was postponed for a possible future date. In order to continue naturalization ceremonies, the USCIS transitioned to virtual ceremonies, and fully in-person ceremonies are starting again, bringing joy to new citizens.

The new off-campus UNLV Immigration Clinic office opened Thursday, made possible by $1 million in additional funding.

Cesar Silva — father of immigration activist Astrid Silva — is the subject of a bill from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) that would make him eligible for legal status, or at least halt the threat of deportation for now.

The 2021 New Americans in Washoe County report found immigrants made up 14 percent of business owners in the county in 2019 and generated $78 million in business income.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and a group of other Democratic senators are expected to soon present their third immigration proposal to the parliamentarian, which would allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use its so-called parole authority. Both the House and Senate return from recess next week.

Lombardo is eagerly trying to shed the moniker of “Sanctuary Joe” over his immigration decisions and criticism from Republican primary frontrunner Dean Heller that “Las Vegas became a sanctuary city.”

Nevada Latinos voted for Joe Biden at about twice the rate they voted for Donald Trump, but many indicated that they would be open to voting Republican.

State officials said this week that eligible immigrants should apply to Medicaid now that a rule penalizing people for using public assistance has been rolled back. 

Southern Nevada immigration attorneys Kathia Quiros and Martha Menendez joined The Nevada Independent en Español to reflect on the state of immigration policy.