On top of separating loved ones, immigration advocates say that a mass deportation campaign could be widely disruptive to Nevada’s economy and cultural fabric. 

El Presidente Joe Biden inició su visita del martes a Nevada cortejando a los votantes afroamericanos — un bloque electoral vital.

In an executive order unveiled Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that undocumented spouses of American citizens who meet certain legal criteria will be shielded from deportation as they seek legal residency.

During a press conference, several speakers spoke about their experiences with DACA, a program whose fate may soon be determined by an appeals court.

How did a state law with broad support and a goal to legitimize a business largely helmed by immigrants and Latinos come to threaten the economic livelihood of those same workers?

Voter ID as a concept has been unsuccessfully proposed numerous times in Nevada, despite polls showing significant support for it

The political dynamics now offer Democrats the opportunity to message their willingness to fund border agencies and curb the asylum system while painting Republicans — who have long made securing the border a campaign issue — as the obstacle to doing so.

A member of an immigrant advocacy group represented by Democratic attorneys is suing to stop a question aimed at requiring Nevadans to provide photo identification before voting from appearing on next year’s general election ballot.

Nevada homeowners and renters feel abandoned. Skyrocketing rent prices have made housing out of reach for so many families. ... it’s clear that families are not receiving the support they need.

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 North Las Vegas City Council became the first jurisdiction in Nevada to incorporate real-time transcribing and translating software powered by AI for its public meetings, starting with a meeting last week. 

A bill initially designed to expand Medicaid to undocumented people in Nevada is being scaled back further, but advocates are still asking lawmakers to move forward with the bill.

This week’s Indy Environment looks at legislation that seeks to require employers provide water, shade and hydration breaks for outdoor and indoor workers exposed to extreme heat.

As Congress continued its recess, both of Nevada’s senators stopped by the Legislature to tout Democratic policy goals achieved in the last Congress.

Erika Marquez, as a DACA recipient, is not a U.S. citizen and cannot vote. But she called it “absolutely empowering” to be able to speak up to state lawmakers last week for Latino Lobby Day. 

During the Legislature’s first-ever Environmental Justice Day, environmental advocacy organizations lobbied for legislation to address the way climate change disproportionately affects certain communities.

“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.”

A $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will help bring the harmful air quality in East Las Vegas to a healthier standard. Within the next two years, stationary and mobile outdoor sensors, as well as indoor sensors, will monitor the air quality while providing real-time data for community residents and the City of Las Vegas.

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at the water supply for the Reno-Sparks area amid the ongoing drought.

Amid shifting demographics and a move to the Republican Party in states such as Florida and Texas, Latino voters and their political preferences are less predictable than ever before.