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March 28, 2024

Las Vegas activist to join Obama in Florida town hall-style meeting

President Obama Speaks At Del Sol

Steve Marcus

Dreamer Astrid Silva is embraced by President Obama after introducing him at Del Sol High School Friday, Nov. 21, 2014.

Las Vegas activist Astrid Silva will be in Miami this week to join President Barack Obama at a town hall-style meeting to rally support for his executive actions on immigration.

The event Wednesday at Florida International University aims to re-energize advocates who are reeling from a federal court decision that last week halted Obama's plan to grant deportation relief for 5 million undocumented immigrants.

Silva's visit coincides with Attorney General Adam Laxalt's appearance​ Wednesday morning before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., where he will discuss the Nevada-backed lawsuit that led to the injunction.

The Miami event, hosted by television journalist José Díaz-Balart, will air live at 5 p.m. on Telemundo. Laxalt's appearance will air on the House Judiciary Committee's website at 7 a.m.

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