ICE lost one of four Nevada contracts for detention facilities in November after Nye County lost a medical services provider at its jail, according to county officials.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Local Government Reporter
Email: rtorres@reviewjournal.com
Ricardo Torres-Cortez covers the city of Las Vegas and Clark County. He returned to the Review-Journal, where he’d interned, after a five-year stint at the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. A Mexican-born graduate of UNLV, he’s passionate about soccer, video games, books and coffee.
A possible change to an ordinance would harm venues that offer live entertainment, according to businesses that oppose a proposed amendment draft.
Clark County renovated the old east Las Vegas motel and turned it into a 70-bed complex. It’s served as an intake facility where people admitted can stay for a month.
The Metropolitan Police Department has been sued in an effort to compel it to release public records related to the expanded federal immigration enforcement at the county jail.
Hundreds of Nevada residents from Honduras and Nicaragua are set to lose their protection against deportation after an announcement by the Trump administration.
Las Vegas businesses that cater to Hispanics are taking a financial hit because customers are worried about ICE deportation raids, a worry cited in the Broadacres Market closing.
Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley said she didn’t “encourage or discourage” the Metropolitan Police Department to sign a formal agreement with ICE, but she supported the decision.
The city of Las Vegas delayed 17 planned capital improvement projects to offset nearly $20 million from the costly Badlands settlement, according to officials.
More than 50 residents showed up to raise concerns at a town hall meeting hosted by Clark County Commission Chair Tick Segerblom and Las Vegas police.
The Metropolitan Police Department will cover the expenses of its personnel chosen to execute immigration enforcement warrants at the county jail, including the time and overtime they spend training and conducting the duties, according to its agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A week after Broadacres Marketplace shut down unexpectedly, citing “uncertainty” within the immigrant community, it’s unclear how long the closure will last.
Clark County crews that sweep up homeless encampments next to an east Las Vegas highway often encounter a jurisdictional loophole that doesn’t allow them to conduct full cleanups.
The Nevada Republican Party escalated a social media discussion about immigration and the temporary closure of Broadacres Marketplace by alerting federal officials about the legal status of family members of a Democratic state legislator.
Officials are considering an ordinance that would ban the sale of dogs, cats, rabbits and potbellied pigs at newly licensed pet stores.
Two residents who live near the site of an approved housing and resource facility want to stop construction while officials consider alternate sites, according to a lawsuit.