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Before Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the new law this week, Metro’s policy was to alert ICE if an inmate was in custody for violent felonies, DUI, and domestic violence-related crimes, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.
Las Vegas Metro police have amended their Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notification policy to include more crimes after the passage of the Laken Riley Act.
Before Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the new law this week, Metro’s policy was to alert ICE if an inmate was in custody for violent felonies, DUI, and domestic violence-related crimes, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.
The new policy adds theft, larceny, shoplifting and assaulting a police officer to the list to align with the new federal law. The bill passed the House earlier this month in a 263-156 vote, with 46 Democrats supporting it after the Senate approved the measure in a bipartisan 64-35 vote. Southern Nevada’s congressional delegation — all Democrats — voted for it, 8News reports.
“It is the policy of this department to recognize the dignity of all persons, regardless of their national origin or immigration status,” the policy said. “Although Nevada peace officers have the authority to assist in enforcing federal laws, LVMPD officers will not enforce immigration violations. Officers will not stop and question, detain, arrest of place an immigration hold on any individuals on the ground they are an undocumented immigrant. However, LVMPD will share criminal intelligence regarding transnational organized crime and international terrorism with any and all law enforcement agencies to include ICE.”