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Adam Laxalt with supporters at the Nevada Day parade

Laxalt calls for special session on ICE agreement, in spite of proposal's bleak chances

Gov. Steve Sisolak, Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro did not respond to questions about whether they are open to the idea of convening lawmakers a year before their regularly scheduled 120-day session to work on the matter. But Democratic Sen. Yvanna Cancela, who has introduced legislation on the 287(g) topic in the past, called the push divisive and noted voters "rejected this brand of politics in 2018."

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