Two Nevada lawmakers toured detention facilities in Texas on Monday as President Donald Trump doubled down on his immigration policies and said undocumented immigrants should be immediately deported without judicial review.
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As protesters rallied outside a Reno casino Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a speech to a conference of school resource officers to publicly defend the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration.
Nevada will receive full reimbursement from the federal government for overtime costs through a Justice Department program that helps states and communities with extraordinary events, like the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt signed onto a court filing last year in a California lawsuit to support keeping the identities of the donors to one of his biggest political backers secret.
Last week, advocates held a live Q&A with the Clark County School District budget chief and challenged legislators at a public meeting to step up to the plate. Other behind-the-scenes organizing efforts also are quietly building momentum.
It’s not the first time members of the prominent Laxalt family endorsed a Democrat. Four years ago, they endorsed Democrat Ross Miller for attorney general over Laxalt, who narrowly won that race. Laxalt is now running for governor.