Immigrant's Rights
ACLU-NV Applauds Mesquite for Dropping Plans for 287(g) Program
Submitted by Paige Thie White on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 14:15.The ACLU of Nevada applauds the recent decision by the Mesquite Police Department’s not to enter into a 287(g) program. Mesquite would have become the second city in Nevada to implement a 287(g) program after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police signed onto the program in October 2008.
Metro Responds to ACLUNV’s Public Records Request On 287(g)
Submitted by Judy Cox on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 11:44.On July 7, 2009, the ACLU of Nevada made a formal request under Nevada’s Public Records laws for information about the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's implementation of the 287(g) program. The ACLU of Nevada is seeking, among other things, racial arrest statistics for the 6 months before and after Metro commenced its 287(g) program. The goal is to determine whether there has been any change in arrests for certain offenses or if there has been any change in the arrest of certain racial groups.
Immigration Agreement Between Metro and ICE is Fundamentally Flawed
Submitted by Paige Thie White on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 12:04.
ACLU: ¡DEJE EL PROGRAMA 287G, METRO!
Contrato con ICE tiene “defectos fundamentales”
On July 22, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada sent a letter to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (“Metro”) expressing its disappointment about Metro’s participation in a federal program that authorizes local law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws. Metro has been operating the program, known as a 287(g) agreement after the authorizing section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, since October 2008.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Plan to Enforce Immigration Laws
Submitted by Judy Cox on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 12:11.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Metro) recently entered into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Under the agreement, 287(g), Metro screens everyone booked into the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) to determine their immigration status, and then can refer potential violators of federal administrative or criminal immigration regulations and laws to ICE.
Esmerelda County School District Agrees To Allow Students To Speak Spanish On Bus After ACLU Sends Letter
Submitted by Paige Thie White on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 12:59.In October 2007, the Esmerelda County School Board approved a policy that prohibits speaking Spanish while riding the school bus. The ACLU received complaints from parents whose children were affected by this policy, and sent a letter to the School District Superintendent Robert Aumaugher asking him to immediately rescind the policy. Mr. Aumaugher agreed to make it clear that students are allowed to speak Spanish while they ride the school bus and sent a letter to parents - in both Spanish and English - explaining the district’s language policy.
