ACLU of Nevada v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

  • Filed: July 9, 2025
  • Status: Closed (Settlement)
  • Court: Eighth Judicial District Court
  • Latest Update: Nov 21, 2025
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Summary

We are suing the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to get public records about the full extent of its involvement with federal immigration enforcement.

What is done in the dark will come to light, and we won’t be stonewalled. We will now pursue these records in court because Nevadans deserve government transparency."

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Executive Director Athar Haseebullah

In January 2025, in response to the passage of the Laken Riley Act, LVMPD posted a policy that expanded the list of charges that must be reported to ICE when a “foreign-born” person is booked into the jail, regardless of their immigration status. This vague policy increases the likelihood that U.S. citizens and documented individuals could be wrongfully detained by ICE. Then, just months after publicly denying any intention to cooperate with ICE, LVMPD quietly signed a formal 287(g) agreement. The agreement authorizes officers to serve and execute civil immigration warrants and to detain individuals up to 48 hours past their scheduled release.

ACLU of Nevada submitted public records requests on January 22, 2025, and June 4, 2025, seeking clarity around the policy shift and 287(g) agreement. Despite its obligations under the Nevada Public Records Act (NPRA), LVMPD has failed to provide any of the requested documents. The refusal to disclose these records raises serious concerns of a deliberate attempt to hide the full extent of LVMPD’s involvement with ICE.

ACLU of Nevada and other civil rights and immigration advocacy groups have raised flags regarding the risk of cooperation with ICE broadly and have stated that LVMPD’s foreign-born policy for U.S. citizens could be used as a pretense to attack naturalized citizens and others. ACLU of Nevada has stated that these public records, like most public records, are one of the best ways to shed light on what government actors, including local police, actually intend to do versus what they say they will do.

Case Number:
A-25-922734-W
Judge:
Hon. Maria Gall
Attorney(s):
Sadmira Ramic, Esq.

Documents

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Firewall for Freedom

Across the nation, the federal government is attempting to dismantle long-standing protections for free speech, privacy, equality, and democracy. But freedom doesn’t just live in the courts or in Washington. It begins right here, in Nevada. Our cities, counties, and communities can be the first line of defense against federal overreach. ACLU of Nevada’s FIREwall for Freedom campaign is both a proactive and responsive strategy to protect our rights and our people from unlawful federal interference. When local leaders refuse to be complicit in unconstitutional acts, when city councils pass protections, and when neighbors look out for each other, that’s how democracy endures. Local policies, local leadership, and local courage can stop unconstitutional federal actions before they take root.