The Nevada ACLU and dozens of its local allies rallied outside downtown’s Regional Justice Center Wednesday ahead of a hearing challenging the legality of an agreement Las Vegas police entered into with federal immigration enforcement officials.

The 287(g) agreement, which Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill signed in May, enables the Metro Police to execute immigration warrants on people held at the Clark County Detention Center.

Officers can then hold them for an additional 48 hours past their release date for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take them under the agency’s custody.

“This is our day. It’s our day to be able to challenge these policies,” Nevada ACLU Executive Director Athar Haseebullah said before the group packed the gallery in front of a distri

See Full Page