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Immigration officials announce 31 arrests in Las Vegas area
Oct. 15, 2019
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials today announced 31 arrests in the Las Vegas-area late last month. Five of the people in custody had previously been ...
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the occasion of the Migrant and Refugee World Day, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.
Pope decries world's indifference to migrants and refugees
Sept. 29, 2019
"We cannot be indifferent to the tragedy of old and new forms of poverty, to the bleak isolation, contempt and discrimination experienced by those who do not belong to 'our group,'" Pope Francis said. "We cannot remain …
FILE - In this April 29, 2019 file photo, Cuban migrants are escorted by Mexican immigration officials in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as they cross the Paso del Norte International bridge to be processed as asylum seekers on the U.S. side of the border. Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 that Mexico's government doesn't agree with an "astonishing" U.S. Supreme Court order that would block migrants from countries other than Mexico and Canada from applying for asylum at U.S. borders.
Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect
Sept. 12, 2019
A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum ...
Kitchen staff work to get orders cooked and sent out at Yardbird in Miami Beach, Fla., July 20, 2019. Restaurants, farms and other employers say they need more foreign workers. And economic growth may depend on it, given lower birthrates.
Immigrants get the job done, employers say
Aug. 25, 2019
After finishing a particularly satisfying dinner at a Coral Gables restaurant with his wife, Pedro Martinez quietly slipped around to the back alley where the kitchen is.
Nevada among top states for 'fiancé visa' holders
Aug. 22, 2019
The process to obtain a fiancé visa is not as simple as flying someone into the country. Green card holders cannot make use of the visa, and couples who seek the visa must provide proof of their relationship, such as …
Store manager Salem Tigabu displays a seasoned chile mixture, left, and chick pea powder at Melkam Market and restaurant, 4230 S. Decatur Blvd., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.
'Little Ethiopia' making a name for itself in Las Vegas
Aug. 12, 2019
The woody aroma of frankincense envelops Melkam Market, an Ethiopian store just west of the Strip on Decatur Boulevard. The floors are covered in green lentils, a common practice for those who observe Tsome Filseta, a period of fasting in Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition ...
Maria Nieto, right, and Alma Romo, second from left, register people to vote in Las Vegas, Aug. 15, 2018. Democrats in Nevada are working to register and engage Latino voters ahead of this year's midterms.
Advocates: Jobs, economy top concerns for Nevada Latinos
July 25, 2019
Presidential candidates visiting Nevada often focus on talking about immigration when courting Hispanic voters. But advocates say Nevada Latinos who are still working to recover from the Great Recession are most focused on the economy and jobs. Latinos, who make up 29 percent of Nevada's population, are a key voting bloc in the ...
In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2017, released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arrest is made during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles.
Commissioners call for more transparency from Metro in relationship with ICE
July 19, 2019
Las Vegas activists and elected officials are expressing frustration that Metro Police recently renewed their commitment to a program in which ...
Nevada Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall, shown Oct. 20, 2018, left her post in August to accept a position in President Joe Biden’s administration.
Nevada committee turns its attention to boosting participation in 2020 census
July 15, 2019
The Nevada Complete Count Committee is moving forward in its efforts to raise awareness around the 2020 census, despite the recent political fights in Washington over …
Feds: Las Vegas man stole identities, submitted false immigration documents
July 10, 2019
A grand jury indicted a Las Vegas man on charges that he stole individuals identities and then submitted false documents to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to withdraw or cancel those individuals’ applications for permanent resident status, officials said. Arash Vakshouri, 40, faces seven counts of ...
Edith Espinal sits in the Columbus Mennonite Church in Columbus, Ohio, July 3, 2019. Espinal is one of the immigrants avoiding deportation by living in houses of worship who received notices that they would be fined.
Ordered deported, migrants hit with fines running into hundreds of thousands
July 7, 2019
Edith Espinal spends her days praying, reading and, when feeling brave, taking short accompanied walks outside the Mennonite church in Columbus, Ohio, where she has ...
In this Dec. 15, 2018, file photo, Honduran asylum seekers are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents after the group crossed the U.S. border wall into San Diego, Calif., seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Immigrant rights activists on Friday, June 28, 2019, asked a U.S. judge to block a new Trump administration policy that would keep thousands of asylum seekers locked up while they pursue their cases, instead of giving them a chance to be released on bond.
'And now we are alone': Extended family separated at border
July 5, 2019
A 12-year-old boy entered the U.S. from Mexico with his brother and uncle, fleeing violence in Guatemala, but is now without them in a packed Texas border facility ...
The Justice Department said Tuesday, July 2, 2019, that the 2020 Census would move ahead without a question about citizenship.
Nevada groups celebrate decision to drop citizenship question from the 2020 Census
July 3, 2019
Progressive groups around Nevada hailed the Trump administration’s about-face in announcing 2020 Census forms would be …
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., says Democratic presidential candidates seeking success in the state's February 2020 caucuses would be wise to pay attention to Nevada's burgeoning Latino population..
Cortez Masto to Democratic contenders: For success in Nevada, listen to Latino voters
June 25, 2019
Nevada's senior U.S. senator Shestressed the necessity of candidates coming to Nevada early to engage with voters rather than…
In this photo taken Friday, June 14, 2019, volunteers including Shelley Winship and retired accountant Ralph Nava, left, pick up food packages to deliver to homebound families and dependent children in Santa Fe, N.M., at the headquarters for Kitchen Angels. An annual report on childhood well-being from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks New Mexico last among 50 states that includes measures of poverty, health care, education and family support. The number of children living in poverty has swelled over the past three decades in fast-growing, ethnically diverse states such as Texas, Arizona and Nevada as the nation's population center shifts south and west.
Report: Childhood poverty persists in fast-growing Southwest
June 18, 2019
The number of children living in poverty has swelled over the past three decades in fast-growing, ethnically diverse states such as Nevada ...