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September 17, 2019044

Two Families, One Struggle: A Closer Look at How Immigration Hits Home

What if you were on your way to work, and you got arrested for a crime you didn’t think you ever committed? How would you react? And how would you try

September 14, 20190277

Outside Las Vegas Federal Courthouse, Immigrant Rights Activists Call on Congress to “Defund Hate”

Last night, immigrant rights activists gathered a block away from the Las Vegas ICE office to not only protest the Trump administration’s ongoing depo

July 16, 2019026

Crime and Punishment, and Additional Perspective on the Pervasive Habits of Power and Privilege in Trump-era America

So I missed out on quite a lot during my time away. In just two weeks, President Donald Trump has found his way into more scandals. And once again, he

July 15, 2019045

As Community Learns of Adriana Arellano Cruz’s Arrest by ICE Agents, Nevadans Also Learn the Harsh Reality Behind Trump’s Menacing Tweets

For the last month, President Donald Trump has been threatening mass ICE raids like we’ve never seen before to arrest and deport more immigrants than

June 28, 2019028

Immigration Update: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Census and Moves on DACA Case as Congress Gives Trump Administration Funds for “Humanitarian Aid” (Or Is It Refugee Detention?)

A whole lot has happened this month, and a whole lot of that has to do with President Donald Trump. Just this time last week, he was threatening a new

June 24, 2019035

We Matter, Too: Tips from Nevadans on How to Connect with Our Voters of Color

Over the past five months, reporters and pundits from elsewhere have asked all sorts of questions about our state as we gear up for another presidenti

June 23, 2019017

At “Know Your Rights” Forum, Immigrant Rights Activists Go Beyond Trump’s Tweets to Prepare for What’s Next

Last Monday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to threaten mass deportation raids targeting immigrant families that include people with undocumen

June 18, 2019012

Policy Matters: Where Do the Candidates Stand on LGBTQ+ Civil Rights?

I’ve been meaning to do this for some time. As many in the LGBTQ+ community celebrate 50 years since the 1969 Stonewall Riots took our civil rights mo

June 14, 2019028

“Shout for Equality, for Freedom, and for Justice”: Kamala Harris Meets with Immigrant Rights Activists at UNLV, Then Joins McDonald’s Workers for the Fight for 15 March

As President Donald Trump continues to use his anti-immigrant regime to ramp up his 2020 reelection campaign, some of the 20+ Democrats running agains

May 31, 2019023

As Various “Red States” Pursue Abortion Bans, Sisolak Signs SB 179 and SB 94 Into Law to Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights

On May 21, the Assembly passed SB 179 on a near party-line 27-13 vote amidst a growing national partisan divide on women’s reproductive rights and the