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Attorney Adam Crayk expects immigration enforcement in Utah to get much more aggressive. The recent public arrest at the airport that went viral is just one early indicator.
A federal judge in Nevada could soon decide whether two men — Victor Jacobo-Ramirez and Edgar Guevara-Alcantar, both denied bail under new immigration detention rules — could be the first of hundreds of detainees in the state to win access to long-denied bond hearings. Their emergency legal petition, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, has launched a class action supported by the ACLU of Nevada and the UNLV Immigration Clinic.
President Donald Trump has been pushing for an end to the Senate filibuster as support for potentially voting to get rid of the rule grows.
In a time where the number of mental health professionals is going down and patient demand is going up, AI might be where people turn when they need professional mental health assistance.
State workers were put on paid administrative leave. Nevada residents couldn’t receive their driver’s licenses. Employers were unable to conduct background checks on new hires. These were all effects of a massive cyberattack in Nevada that took nearly a month to fully restore its services.
Sports is big business in Nevada. Take the Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford fight at Allegiant Stadium in September. That match raked in a reported $47 million in ticket sales alone. Of course, boxing has a long history in Nevada.The state was the first in the US to legalize professional prizefighting around the turn of the 20th century. Since then, Nevada has hosted some of the sport's biggest bouts. But now that Las Vegas is home to several professional sports teams, some fans worry that Nevada will lose its place at the heart of professional boxing.
The ACLU of Nevada is taking the federal government to court over a new immigration detention policy they say is unlawful and strips immigrants of constitutional rights. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, along with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project and the UNLV Immigration Clinic, filed a class action lawsuit challenging a nationwide policy that bars immigrants who entered the U.S. without inspection from accessing a bond hearing, no matter how long they have lived in the country.
The vision for a park in Las Vegas is taking shape as part of a collaboration between community leaders and UNLV students. The showcase marks the first phase in a broader partnership bringing together Friends of Huntridge Park, UNLV, City Councilwoman Olivia Diaz, and the City of Las Vegas.
State workers were put on paid administrative leave. Nevada residents couldn’t receive their driver’s licenses. Employers were unable to conduct background checks on new hires. These were all effects of a massive cyberattack in Nevada that took nearly a month to fully restore its services.