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33 arrested in northern Nevada ICE operation, including father driving children to school

May 5, 2025·Location: Northern Nevada

33 arrested in northern Nevada ICE operation, including father driving children to school
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ICE agents conducted a multi-day enforcement operation across northern Nevada, making 17 arrests on Monday, May 5, 2025, and an additional 16 arrests by noon on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Reno, Sparks, Sun Valley, and Carson City. ICE officials stated that all arrested individuals had previous criminal convictions. Among those detained was Rodolfo Hernandez-Yanez, 56, who was taken into custody in a rideshare parking lot along Highway 50 near Carson City while driving his 17- and 18-year-old children to school in Incline Village; ICE said he had a 2014 involuntary manslaughter conviction and remained in the country after a 2019 deportation order was upheld on appeal. The operation prompted concerns from both the Nevada Immigration Coalition and the ACLU of Nevada about increased federal immigration enforcement in the state.

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