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Clark County Commissioners approve renaming McCarran airport after Sen. Harry Reid, federal approval needed next

The Clark County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a name change from McCarran International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport.

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.

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Nevada advocates speak out as immigration document fees increase by 20 percent; U.S. becoming one of four countries to charge for asylum

Within the hike is an 83 percent increase for naturalization, a 34 percent increase for work permits, additional fees for green cards and a $50 fee for asylum seekers, making the U.S. only one of four countries — along with Iran, Australia and Fiji — to charge for an asylum application.

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto speaking at an immigration event

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on White House effort to end DACA

The fate of thousands of Nevadans and hundreds of thousands of people around the nation hung in the balance Tuesday when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump can terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Roundtable calls for more support staff, better data to support DREAMers in higher education

A roundtable in Las Vegas on Tuesday brought students, administrators and presidents together to discuss how Nevada's colleges and universities can support their DACA and undocumented students.

Nevada DREAMers move forward two years after the cancellation of DACA

Delays in the receipt of key documents they need to keep their jobs or to apply for scholarships, and a lack of resources to process the renewal of their immigration protection status, are just some of the obstacles the beneficiaries of DACA have encountered since the cancellation in 2017.

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