Legal scholars and advocates are concerned about the potential for abuse in denaturalization efforts, saying it comes with a “political flavor.”

Officers are arresting more people with no criminal record. The number of people arrested “at-large” in the community — not while in custody — is also up.

A surge in immigration enforcement and detention over the last 18 months in Nevada has left people afraid to leave their houses to attend church, receive medical care, or go to school, state lawmakers were told last week.

Chief among the recommendations, delivered in testimony last week to the Nevada Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs: legislation protecting sensitive locations — schools, workplaces and places of worship — to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from accessing those sites without a judicial warrant.

Polls say Americans support protecting DACA recipients from deportation. Now some are being detained.

Immigrant advocates and educators in Southern Nevada respond to the ruling hours after the decision.

June is National Immigrant Heritage Month, proclaimed by former President Barack Obama a dozen years ago to honor the diverse experiences and contributions of people who immigrate to America. But for some of Nevada’s roughly 640,000 immigrant residents, this year has lacked a feeling of celebration … including June.

More than 45,000 habeas corpus petitions have flooded federal courts since ICE expanded mandatory detention. Federal judges order the release of detainees, but immigration judges almost automatically deny bond.