In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contest the allegations against them.

Misinformation about immigration is fueling fear across the Las Vegas Valley community. At UNLV’s “We Need to Talk” panel on immigration, Tuesday, attorneys and advocates warned of a wave of panic spreading from online rumors to real life consequences. The discussion centered around facts vs fear.

It remains President Donald Trump’s most oft-repeated campaign pledge from 2024: the largest mass deportation in American history.

When President Donald Trump pardoned Nevada politician Michele Fiore on April 23, the question arose whether she could be tried again for fleecing donors to a fallen-officer memorial.

The debasement of presidential pardon power continued this week, when President Donald Trump granted clemency to former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore. The move was in nobody’s best interest but hers, but she may not be free and clear just yet.

Pahrump judge and former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore was a no-show in court Monday, days after President Donald Trump pardoned her on federal wire fraud charges.

A symposium this month at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law highlighted the academic-legislative partnership. The event examined the sex work industry, pathways into the profession and criminalization issues. Though not officially connected to AB 209, several symposium speakers who had assisted Orentlicher in crafting the legislation discussed their contributions.

A symposium this month at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law highlighted the academic-legislative partnership. The event examined the sex work industry, pathways into the profession and criminalization issues. Though not officially connected to AB 209, several symposium speakers who had assisted Orentlicher in crafting the legislation discussed their contributions.

A symposium this month at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law highlighted the academic-legislative partnership. The event examined the sex work industry, pathways into the profession and criminalization issues. Though not officially connected to AB 209, several symposium speakers who had assisted Orentlicher in crafting the legislation discussed their contributions.

The Trump administration is preparing to dramatically escalate the number of private contractors it uses to help track, manage, detain and deport people living illegally in the United States, with an eye-popping potential price tag of more than $45 billion over the next several years.

With an already vulnerable population on high alert, during Friday night’s immigration resource fair. Several Nevada organizations such as; Make the Road Nevada, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), Chicanos Por La Causa, Fuente de Vida, ACLU, UNLV Immigration Clinic, and Mexican Consulate officials helped shine a light one valuable resources in light of the recent increase in sightings as well as scams targeting immigrant communities.

In simplest terms, ghost guns are privately made guns that don’t have serial numbers, which makes it almost impossible for law enforcement agencies to track. The guns are not legal in Nevada — following a Nevada Supreme Court decision in 2024 that banned them — but that doesn’t mean that those that might want them can’t find them here.