Concerned residents are asking for help as the effects of federal immigration policy reach Nevada. This year, President Donald Trump’s administration moved to crack down on people living in the country illegally, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions said recently that he was directing federal prosecutors to make such cases a priority.

In a state where everything’s a gamble, this was actually no surprise. O.J. Simpson won parole in Nevada on Thursday — and rightfully so.

To the editor: I’m a scientist and not a lawyer, so I won’t argue the legal claims made by attorneys from a conservative think tank. But the real “magical thinking” is to believe President Trump’s claims that he’s acting in the public interest by opening up dozens of national monuments for “review.” (“It's magical legal thinking to say Trump can't reverse Obama's national monuments,” Opinion, July 6)

They are fleeing from poverty and violence in Central America and arriving alone at the U.S. border in search of a better future. Or they were born here, but their parents are undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. Either way, they are children who must live with the reality of U.S. immigration law and its enforcement.

On June 16, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt signed a federal court brief opposing sanctuary cities. In a press release, Laxalt slammed California municipalities that “refuse federal requests to temporarily detain illegal aliens with violent criminal histories,” and complained that “sanctuary cities in California endanger Nevadans.” The press release gave no evidence to back up this rather strong allegation.

If you want to bet on sports legally in this country, you have to be in Nevada. But there’s a chance Nevada could lose that exclusivity.

Rafael Lopez has come a long way since he received a notice of deportation at 15. Lopez, who was brought to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, graduated from UNLV, works in a job he loves and also owns a car. None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, he said.

Some families living in Las Vegas fear being torn apart; the federal government just stopped funding a program that could've helped them stay together.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against critics Tuesday as he testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating possible meddling by the Russians in the 2016 presidential election.

With the Fiduciary Rule in doubt, seeking professional advice on your money remains a dangerous proposition.

The case is a half-century old this week, a landmark decision that merged jurisprudence, common sense and fortunate timing to reshape juvenile justice and give children many of the same due process rights long held by adults charged with crimes.

At the end of March, Sen. Yvanna Cancela’s proposal to regulate the involvement of Nevada police in federal immigration enforcement died in the Nevada Senate, unable to overcome opposition from the largest police departments in the state. The reason for this opposition was that the bill, SB223, would have been a form of sanctuary legislation. But was it, actually?