ADVISORY: Elected officials to join Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) and demand accountability for family separation as ICE intensifies enforcement in Northern Nevada –
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY:
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2:00pm Pacific
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Hector Fong | [email protected]
Bethany Khan | [email protected]
Viridiana Vidal | [email protected]
***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY***
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2:00pm Pacific
*Confirmed ICE activity in Northern Nevada*
NVLEG elected officials to join the Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) and demand accountability for family separation as ICE intensifies enforcement in Northern Nevada
LIVESTREAM will be available at: Facebook.com/NevadaImmigrantCoalition
Carson City, NV – With confirmation of increased enforcement activity in Northern Nevada, where more than 30 immigrants have detained by ICE, the Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) is hosting a press conference today with elected officials in Carson City to call for accountability regarding family separation in Nevada.
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) has cancelled Immigrant Lobby Day originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Nevada, citing growing safety concerns for immigrants and their families during heightened ICE activity. Other than the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first legislative session since 2011 without an Immigrant Lobby Day, which is a stark consequence of how Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda continues to sow fear, disrupt our economy, and undermine democracy in Nevada.
NIC demands answers from Governor Joe Lombardo and state/local elected officials about how many Nevadans have been separated from their families, whether due process was followed for each detention and deportation, and how elected leaders plan to address the lasting trauma, economic impact, and family separation caused by the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant and mass deportation agenda.
WHAT: Community response to ICE action in Carson City
WHO:
*Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) partners
*Assemblymember Cecelia González
*Assemblymember Cinthia Moore
*Assemblymember Duy Nguyen
*Assemblymember Erica Roth
*Assemblymember Jovan Jackson
*Assemblymember Linda Hunt
*Assemblymember Max Carter II
*Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch
*Assemblymember Tanya Flanagan
*Athar Haseebullah, ACLU Nevada Executive Director
*Other elected officials and community members from Northern Nevada
WHEN: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2:00pm.
LIVESTREAM will be available at: Facebook.com/NevadaImmigrantCoalition
WHERE: The Nevada Legislative Building (401 South Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701)
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) urges members of the immigrant community to know their rights, have family preparedness plans in place, and be aware of ICE officers in plainclothes and unmarked vehicles. The Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) will post all breaking news and confirmations of ICE activity in Nevada on Instagram and Twitter (X).
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC), led by the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), Culinary Union, and Make the Road Nevada, with support from over 20 statewide partners, mobilized immediately in response to the surge in ICE activity in Nevada.
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) urges the community to know and assert their rights. All Nevadans, regardless of immigration status, have rights and deserve due process.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS:
If ICE stops you . . .
*You can ask the officers if you are being detained, if you are not, then you are free to leave.
*You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to answer any questions regarding your immigration status, where you were born, or how you entered the United States.
*Do not physically resist a government official and do not run away.
*If you are over 18 or over, and a non-citizen, an immigration officer may request to see your immigration documents. If you have your documents, the law requires you to share them if you have them.
*If you do not have your immigration documents, you still have the right to remain silent and ask for an attorney.
*Do not provide false documents to officials.
If ICE comes to your home . . .
*In most circumstances, you are not required to open the door for ICE if they don’t have a judicial warrant. A Judicial warrant is a document that is signed by a judge.
*You have the right to remain silent and not answer any questions.
If ICE takes you into custody . . .
*You have the right to ask to speak with an attorney.
*You have the right to not sign any document that you do not understand. Even if the ICE officers are persistent and want to pressure you, do not sign.
*In certain cases, you can request to see the immigration judge. Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to ask for bail to be released from custody.
*You have the right to request to contact your country’s consulate for help.
*If you have minor children, let the officers know that you are the parent or primary caregiver. ICE may “exercise discretion” and let you go.
TO FIND LOVED ONES WHO MAY HAVE BEEN DETAINED:
Search the ICE Detainee Locator.
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ABOUT THE NEVADA IMMIGRANT COALITION:
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC), founded in 2006, ensures immigrant, refugee, and new American voices are heard at a local, state, and federal level to advocate for humane and fair immigration policies. The Nevada Immigrant Coalition focuses on strengthening a network that provides services, resources, and deportation defense to immigrants and refugees across the state while strategically organizing around issues that are important to all Nevadans. We believe in working towards a Nevada that welcomes, respects, and protects everyone regardless of their immigration status.
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