¡Arriba! Las Vegas Workers Center

New initiative provides economic aid for immigrant Nevadans ineligible for past state and federal aid

The Esperanza Fund will provide financial relief for Nevada’s struggling immigrant communities after they were left out of earlier federal economic stimulus aid packages because of their immigration status.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Las Vegas

ICE detainees are three-quarters of infected inmates at Nye County Detention Center

Frustrated community members and immigrant rights organizations that warned about the spread of the virus among inmates say the outbreak was preventable and want to see more changes made to mitigate the situation.

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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officials discuss the 287(g) program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials

Activists upset after meeting on Metro’s agreement with ICE ends in eight minutes; no questions taken

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials held a public briefing on Tuesday to present updated statistics about the department’s agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but activists said they left frustrated when a meeting scheduled to last two hours ended in less than 10 minutes.

Omar Arellano Cruz, left, 21, Kimberly Arellano Cruz,16, and AJ Arellano Cruz ,12, during a news conference on Monday, July 15, 2019

Single mother facing deportation is reunited with children, after community support helps pay bail

Mexican immigrant Adriana Arellano Cruz had her $5,000 bond posted by the ¡Arriba! Las Vegas Workers Center, an immigrant advocacy group, on Tuesday, and has been reunited her with her three American citizen children.

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