The head of the Las Vegas Police Department doubled down on a policy guiding officers to limit cooperation with ICE and to not assist with any federal immigration “roundups."
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department does not “enforce immigration violations,” the department posted on X in response to 8 News Now’s interview Monday with Sheriff Kevin
Trump’s deportation efforts are concentrated on blue states, thus far. Nevada, which voted for Trump for the first time last year, remains purple, with a Republican governor, a Democratic majority in the Legislature, and five of six congressional seats held by Democrats.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers will not enforce immigration violations, the department emphasized on Tuesday night by posting a department policy on social media.
President Donald Trump plans to use a stop in Las Vegas to offer details on how he can begin excluding tips from federal taxes.
On the converse, Frederick County, Maryland Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said he is all-in on helping with Trump's immigration crackdown. Jenkins oversees the largest county in the state of Nevada and said in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) that he has been assisting ICE for more than 16 years.
Las Vegas (KSNV) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has received many calls concerning the Trump administration's policy on immigration as his second term begins. Earlier today, LVMPD sent out a statement on the social site, X, that the department will not be participating in enforcing immigration violations.
Las Vegas Metro police will not partake in mass deportation “roundups” as President Donald Trump lays out his immigration policies, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in an exclusive interview.
The last minute changes sent people who had flown, in some instances thousands of miles, to Washington into a scramble for new ways to celebrate the new administration.
Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials will be on high alert on Jan. 20 when President-elect Donald Trump gets sworn into office.