There are more than 5,000 TPS holders in Nevada, according to the National Immigration Forum, although the group did not estimate how many of those are from Nicaragua and Honduras.

Fears of mass deportation under the Trump administration are now having economic consequences for Nevada’s undocumented population such as the temporary closure of a popular outdoor swap meeting.

Truckers who learned English as a second language (ESL) are concerned they may lose their jobs if they make a mistake or speak with a heavy accent while under questioning due to Updated rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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.

We are tracking more than 60 promises the Nevada governor has made from his time on the campaign trail in 2022 to the end of the 2025 legislative session.

Although the order would only affect future births, it could have a profound impact on Nevada. The state has the highest per-capita number of mixed status families in the nation, and more than 12 percent of U.S. born residents in Nevada have at least one immigrant parent.

The agreement, known as 287(g), allows Metro officers to hold undocumented people in custody for an additional two days so ICE can pick them up. It also requires participating Metro personnel to report all encounters with individuals who assert claims of U.S. citizenship to ICE.

The demonstrations, part of the 50 protests, 50 states movement known as 50501, have been planned by various progressive organizations for weeks, with the left-leaning group Indivisible helping organize the Reno and Carson City gatherings. The protest in Las Vegas was also organized by Indivisible. 

With Spanish the most popular and Tagalog in second, about a third of the Nevada population speaks a language other than English at home.

The application to join 287(g) marks a shift for McMahill, who has previously said that Metro would only enter into such an agreement if the federal government passed a law requiring them to do so.

A recent executive order that would withhold federal funding from “sanctuary jurisdictions” — which extend protections to undocumented people — has placed additional pressure on officials to collaborate with ICE.

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday published a list of sanctuary jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant.

On April 28, President Donald Trump called for the federal government to withhold funds from "sanctuary jurisdiction" if they obstruct immigration enforcement activity. It could have a wide-reaching effect in Nevada, where nearly 30 percent of state funding comes from federal sources. 

The justices heard arguments Thursday in the Trump administration’s emergency appeals over lower court orders that have kept the citizenship restrictions on hold across the country.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro ruled to temporarily block Viloria Aviles’ deportation, after a request from Viloria Aviles’ lawyers, who contend that use of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful and undermines his right to seek asylum.

There haven’t been “any reports of any big raids” in Nevada, according to Martha Menendez, an immigration attorney with the Nevada Immigrant Coalition.

Although undocumented immigrants are not eligible for programs such as Social Security or Medicaid, the amount Nevada’s undocumented population contributes in taxes is huge — more than $500 million in 2022

Over the next two years, Nevada Medicaid expects there to be a 15 percent reduction in Medicaid caseloads from mixed-status families because of “increased federal scrutiny.” Lawfully present immigrants — including asylum seekers and green card holders — have been allowed to enroll in Medicaid since the ‘90s.

AB180, sponsored by Assm. Reuben D’Silva, seeks to streamline the licensing process, while SB295, sponsored by Sen. Fabian Doñate, addresses public health regulations that can create often prohibitive startup costs for some sellers.

Immigration advocates contend that there’s much more to the legislatively commissioned, nonbinding guidelines — meant to provide a blueprint for public agencies asked to do voluntary immigration enforcement for the federal government.