Nevada senator to introduce bill blocking deportation of DACA recipients - The Nevada Independent

Cortez Masto reintroduces reform bill to protect undocumented immigrants while they 'get in line'

The bill, known as the Fairness for Immigrant Families Act, would set up protections against detention and deportation for immigrants such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and parents of U.S. citizens. …

Sen. Cortez Masto Introduces ‘Fairness for Immigrant Families Act’ to Block Deportations of DACA Recipients

WASHINGTON, D.C. / LAS VEGAS, NV — U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced sweeping federal legislation on Monday to protect recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from deportation and establish explicit statutory safeguards for immigrant families living in Nevada. The reintroduced Fairness for Immigrant Families Act addresses growing anxiety across Southern Nevada’s immigrant communities following …

Nevada senator to introduce bill blocking deportation of DACA recipients - The Nevada Independent

The bill comes as protections for DACA recipients have eroded during the second Trump administration. In its first 10 months, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained more than 260 DACA recipients.