Overview
- Filed Monday in Clark County District Court, the suit names the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Sheriff Kevin McMahill.
- Plaintiff Sergio Morais-Hechavarria, 36, remains held at the Clark County Detention Center on an ICE detainer despite an Aug. 19 order for inpatient treatment.
- The complaint argues Metro lacked Nevada legislative authority to enter the June 16 287(g) pact and to shoulder related costs.
- The agreement allows jail staff to keep people up to 48 hours past their criminal release for ICE pickup, and Metro has not yet commented.
- The ACLU reports 957 ICE-hold requests at CCDC through Sept. 1 and notes Metro signed the deal a day after Las Vegas was labeled a sanctuary jurisdiction.