Isabella Aldrete, The Nevada Independent Journalist Profile

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Political violence, threaded through recent history, raises concerns among Nevada electeds

1 week ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

Nevada lawmakers, who don’t have security details, say they’re looking into taking additional precautions in the current political environment. The assassination of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the United States.
A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it in Nevada

1 week ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

Events across the state mark Nevada’s newest holiday, which was codified as a formal day off in 2023. It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining "June" and "nineteenth" — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
PHOTOS: Thousands gather for ‘No Kings’ protests across Nevada

1 week ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

The demonstrations against President Donald Trump's administration are among more than 2,000 planned nationwide. June 15th, 2025 at 2:00 AMThousands of people participated in protests in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and smaller cities such as Elko and Hawthorne on Saturday against President Donald Trump’s administration, including his crackdown on immigration and rollback of LGBTQ+ protections.
Are 287(g) agreements voluntary according to federal law?

3 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

By Isabella Aldrete on 06/06/2025Participating in 287(g) agreements is voluntary, according to the Congressional Research Service. The 287(g) program enables Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies to perform some of the duties of immigration officers.
Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas dice que se reincorporará a programa 287(g) de ICE

3 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

Metro tendría permitido retener dos días más en sus cárceles a personas indocumentadas para que ICE las tome en custodia para una detención más prolongada. Esta nota fue traducida al español y editada a partir de una versión en inglés.
On heels of Trump calling Vegas a ‘sanctuary,’ police say they’ll rejoin 287(g) program

3 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

Metro police would be allowed to hold undocumented people in its jails for an additional two days so ICE can pick them up for longer-term detention. Less than a week after Las Vegas was placed on a federal list of “sanctuary jurisdictions," officials from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department revealed they have applied to reenter a formal partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
What died on the last day of the Nevada legislative session?

3 weeks ago | nevadaappeal.com | Tabitha Mueller |Eric Neugeboren |Isabella Aldrete |Rocio Hernandez

Share this: Email | Facebook | X Confusion prevailed at the end of the 2025 Nevada Legislature on Monday, as numerous bills passed by both houses were stuck in a process that required both chambers to agree on changes made to the legislation. When the clock hit midnight, lobbyists, lawmakers and the press were still unsure about the status of many bills. As of Tuesday morning, a review by The Nevada Independent showed that more than 150 bills died at the final legislative deadline.
Lawmakers reject Lombardo priority of lowering felony threshold in crime bill

3 weeks ago | elkodaily.com | Isabella Aldrete |Tabitha Mueller

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s felony theft threshold will not be lowered under Gov. Joe Lombardo’s crime bill, SB 457 after the Senate Committee on Judiciary passed a significantly amended version of the measure on Sunday evening.
Top Republican lawmaker urges more state collaboration with ICE

3 weeks ago | elkodaily.com | Isabella Aldrete

CARSON CITY — A day after Las Vegas was placed on a federal list of jurisdictions deemed to be obstructing immigration law, Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus, R-Wellington, called on Nevada — the Las Vegas area in particular — to increase collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to crack down on unauthorized immigration.
Lower felony theft threshold — a key Lombardo priority — removed from gov’s crime bill - The Nevada Independent

3 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Isabella Aldrete

A committee advanced the bill, but with major changes that crack down on smash-and-grab burglaries and increase penalties for certain offenses on the Strip. June 1st, 2025 at 11:09 PMNevada’s felony theft threshold will not be lowered under Gov. Joe Lombardo’s crime bill, SB457 after the Senate Committee on Judiciary passed a significantly amended version of the bill on Sunday evening.

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Isabella Aldrete

Articles

Political violence, threaded through recent history, raises concerns among Nevada electeds

A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it in Nevada

PHOTOS: Thousands gather for ‘No Kings’ protests across Nevada

Are 287(g) agreements voluntary according to federal law?

Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas dice que se reincorporará a programa 287(g) de ICE

On heels of Trump calling Vegas a ‘sanctuary,’ police say they’ll rejoin 287(g) program

What died on the last day of the Nevada legislative session?

Lawmakers reject Lombardo priority of lowering felony threshold in crime bill

Top Republican lawmaker urges more state collaboration with ICE

Lower felony theft threshold — a key Lombardo priority — removed from gov’s crime bill - The Nevada Independent