Las Vegas Lawsuit Could Stop Trump’s Immigration Plan

Las Vegas Lawsuit Could Stop Trump’s Immigration Plan

A Small Case with Big Impact A suit filed against the City of Las Vegas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could have national implications for President Donald Trump's mass deportation effort by limiting the offenses for which individuals can be held on immigration detainers under the 287(g) program. What's This 287(g) Thing Anyway?...

FEDERAL COURT ALLOWS CHALLENGE TO LAS VEGAS/ICE POLICY ON IMMIGRANT DETAINERS TO PROCEED

LAS VEGAS –  A U.S. District Court Judge denied a request by federal immigration officials to be removed as a defendant from a challenge to the City of Las Vegas’s use of unlawful immigration detainers to hold individuals past their release dates on Friday, June 13. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and F. Travis Buchanan, Esq. & Associates, PLLC of Las Vegas, represents Arriba Las Vegas Workers Center, a non-profit or…