UNLV Immigration Clinic
@unlvimmigration.bsky.social
We offer law students real world experience practicing immigration law, we provide free legal services to members of the campus community, and we defend adults in detention and unaccompanied children against deportation.
Pinned
Whenever one of our child clients wins the right to stay safely in the United States, we preserve their handprint as a reminder about what is at stake in immigration cases, and what legal advocacy can accomplish. (We often do fist bumps with adults who are released from detention.)
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68% of detainees in southern Nevada do NOT have criminal records.
July 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
68% of detainees in southern Nevada do NOT have criminal records.
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Our team will be at the next immigration round table and resource fair at Winchester Dondero Cultural Center on Thursday with @commishtick.bsky.social. Join us to learn about the current situation in Las Vegas, hear important updates, and enjoy free food.
July 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Congressman Steven Horsford denied entry to ICE detention center in Pahrump, NV, the largest ICE detention center in Nevada, where many of our clients are detained. www.facebook.com/share/r/1B7g...
Redirecting...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Congressman Steven Horsford denied entry to ICE detention center in Pahrump, NV, the largest ICE detention center in Nevada, where many of our clients are detained. www.facebook.com/share/r/1B7g...
Clinic Director Michael Kagan talked to Mother Jones Magazine about a new decision by the Trump Administration that will make it harder for women fleeing violence to win asylum. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For women seeking asylum in the United States, things are about to get harder
Thanks to a "surprising" decision by Trump's Board of Immigration Appeals.
www.motherjones.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Clinic Director Michael Kagan talked to Mother Jones Magazine about a new decision by the Trump Administration that will make it harder for women fleeing violence to win asylum. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day for All 🇺🇸🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day for All 🇺🇸🇺🇸
This month and every month, we celebrate our LGBTQ staff, students and especially our clients who have shown incredible bravery to find safety and acceptance for who they are.
We stand by our neighbors.
And also, this is Vegas, so we plan to celebrate again in October. 🌈
We stand by our neighbors.
And also, this is Vegas, so we plan to celebrate again in October. 🌈
June 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This month and every month, we celebrate our LGBTQ staff, students and especially our clients who have shown incredible bravery to find safety and acceptance for who they are.
We stand by our neighbors.
And also, this is Vegas, so we plan to celebrate again in October. 🌈
We stand by our neighbors.
And also, this is Vegas, so we plan to celebrate again in October. 🌈
Our statement regarding ICE arrests at the Las Vegas Immigration Court
May 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Our statement regarding ICE arrests at the Las Vegas Immigration Court
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status nationwide.
May 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status nationwide.
We stand by our neighbors. Now more than ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
Some Giant Law Firms Shy Away From Pro Bono Immigration Cases
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We stand by our neighbors. Now more than ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
We have been warning about this since April 9, when FBI agents began visiting the homes of children we represent. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children to deport or prosecute
Moves sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about ‘backdoor family separation’
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We have been warning about this since April 9, when FBI agents began visiting the homes of children we represent. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I was able to talk about the danger to one of our clients at @unlvimmigration.bsky.social (co-counsel with @aclunv.bsky.social), and the absurdity of giving someone just 24 hour warning that he might be sent to a foreign prison, never to return.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The men who could be sent to El Salvador next
A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contes...
www.motherjones.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I was able to talk about the danger to one of our clients at @unlvimmigration.bsky.social (co-counsel with @aclunv.bsky.social), and the absurdity of giving someone just 24 hour warning that he might be sent to a foreign prison, never to return.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The men include:
- Stiven Prieto, a barber who has tattoos relating to his job
- Omar Cárdenas, an H-E-B- employee whose pocketwatch tattoo was labeled TDA
- Gregori Díaz, arrested in North Carolina, who has tattoos of Pikachu, Mario, stars, and a rose.
- José Caldera, whose partner is a citizen.
- Stiven Prieto, a barber who has tattoos relating to his job
- Omar Cárdenas, an H-E-B- employee whose pocketwatch tattoo was labeled TDA
- Gregori Díaz, arrested in North Carolina, who has tattoos of Pikachu, Mario, stars, and a rose.
- José Caldera, whose partner is a citizen.
April 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The men include:
- Stiven Prieto, a barber who has tattoos relating to his job
- Omar Cárdenas, an H-E-B- employee whose pocketwatch tattoo was labeled TDA
- Gregori Díaz, arrested in North Carolina, who has tattoos of Pikachu, Mario, stars, and a rose.
- José Caldera, whose partner is a citizen.
- Stiven Prieto, a barber who has tattoos relating to his job
- Omar Cárdenas, an H-E-B- employee whose pocketwatch tattoo was labeled TDA
- Gregori Díaz, arrested in North Carolina, who has tattoos of Pikachu, Mario, stars, and a rose.
- José Caldera, whose partner is a citizen.
Important conversation @unlv.edu yesterday, including with our Community Advocacy Office Managing Attorney Alissa Cooley Yonesawa.
www.youtube.com/live/ZwYRoEj...
www.youtube.com/live/ZwYRoEj...
We Need to Talk About Immigration: Fact vs Fear
YouTube video by UNLV Journalism & Media Studies
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April 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Important conversation @unlv.edu yesterday, including with our Community Advocacy Office Managing Attorney Alissa Cooley Yonesawa.
www.youtube.com/live/ZwYRoEj...
www.youtube.com/live/ZwYRoEj...
The Latino Law Students Association at UNLV awarded Managing Attorney Alissa Cooley Yonesawa the La Voz Inspiradora Award on Friday night. The award recognizes Alissa’s pathbreaking work defending immigrants in Nevada and her mentorship of students and staff at the Community Advocacy Office.
April 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Latino Law Students Association at UNLV awarded Managing Attorney Alissa Cooley Yonesawa the La Voz Inspiradora Award on Friday night. The award recognizes Alissa’s pathbreaking work defending immigrants in Nevada and her mentorship of students and staff at the Community Advocacy Office.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Aubrey Maples, our University Legal Services attorney, spoke to National Public Radio about threats to immigrant students.
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
International students face revoked visas
Many students who had their visas revoked have expressed sympathy for Palestinians in the conflict in Gaza.
www.wbur.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Aubrey Maples, our University Legal Services attorney, spoke to National Public Radio about threats to immigrant students.
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The UNLV Immigration Clinic is the only nonprofit legal service provider in Nevada that has a team of lawyers dedicated to representing folks in ICE detention, for free.
April 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The UNLV Immigration Clinic is the only nonprofit legal service provider in Nevada that has a team of lawyers dedicated to representing folks in ICE detention, for free.