##โฃ Document Details Nevada‘s Efforts to Exit “Sanctuary” โJurisdiction โขList
A detailed “immigration policy timeline” provided by Nevada governor Joe Lombardo‘s office to the Department of Justice (DOJ) played a crucialโ role in the state’s โremoval from a โlist of jurisdictions identified as “sanctuaries” by the Trumpโ administration. Obtained by *The Nevada Self-reliant* throughโ a public records request, the โคtimeline outlines actions taken since 2023 to align state policies with federal immigration enforcement priorities.
the timeline was submitted to the DOJ after Nevada was added to the list this summer without a clear description. โขJustโ a month later,theโข state signed an agreement โฃwith the DOJโข formalizing collaboration on immigration enforcement.Governor Lombardo’s office stated the agreement aimed to “memorialize Governor Lombardo’s efforts to ensure that Nevada policies are โconsistent with federal immigration enforcement.”
The document reveals initiatives notโข previously announced by โขthe โขgovernor,including encouragement of collaboration โbetween Nevada lawโ enforcement and U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This comes as ICE arrests in Nevada have beenโฃ increasing, including arrests of individuals without criminal records.
The timelineโข also details changes within the Governor’s Office for โคNew Americansโ (ONA). It indicates ONA severed ties with โcertain organizations offering services โขto undocumented individuals, a factor the DOJ had previously cited – the presence of an Immigrant Community Affairs Office – when designating states as potential “sanctuary” jurisdictions. โฃHowever,โ organizations โขlike the Progressive Leadership alliance โคof Nevada (PLAN) and the UNLV Immigration Clinic dispute being formal partners โขwith ONA as the timeline suggests.
“PLAN has neverโฃ hadโ an officialโค partnership with the Office of New American but has been a โขresourceโฃ for immigrants navigating โthe naturalization process,”โค stated Laura Martin,PLAN’s executive director. “We advocated for the creation of the Office โคof New Americansโฃ so that โnew Nevadans planting rootsโข in our state had a place that coudl help them thrive and contribute to our communities.”
The actions detailed โคinโค the timeline have drawn โขcriticism fromโค progressive lawmakers and the state’s immigrant community.Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez (D-Lasโ Vegas), chair โof the Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus, expressedโ concern over Governor Lombardo’s approach.
“Lombardo cares more about appeasing President Donald โTrump than he does about protecting the constituents that voted him in that office,”โ Gonzalez โคtold *the Indy*.
The full immigration policy timeline submittedโ to the DOJ is available below: