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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Scott Allen and 58 co-sponsors

Nevada urges Congress to pass federal law barring ICE officers from entering K-12 schools and places of worship for immigration enforcement.

Laid on the table

Main purpose

AJR 9 is a joint resolution from the Nevada Legislature urging the U.S. Congress to enact federal legislation that would prohibit officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — from entering K–12 schools and places of worship for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws.

Key provisions / text highlights

States findings and policy concerns, including:

All children are entitled to equal access to public elementary and secondary education regardless of their or their parents’ immigration or citizenship status.
Places of worship are traditionally considered protected spaces for religious exercise and community support.
ICE activity on or around schools and places of worship (example actions listed: surveillance, interviews, demands for information, arrests, detention) can disrupt learning and religious environments and interfere with access to education and worship.

The Legislature “urges Congress to enact legislation” to prohibit ICE officers and agents from entering schools and places of worship for immigration‑enforcement purposes.

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the Vice President (as presiding officer of the U.S. Senate), the Speaker of the U.S. House, and each member of the Nevada Congressional delegation.

Becomes effective upon passage.

Who would be affected / implications

Direct legal effect: None at the state level. AJR 9 is a non‑binding, symbolic resolution that expresses Nevada’s position and requests federal legislative action.

Intended target of the request: U.S. Congress (and, by transmittal, federal leadership and Nevada’s federal delegation).

Stakeholders cited in the resolution: students and families (including those with uncertain immigration status), schools and educational personnel, places of worship and religious organizations, and ICE/DHS.

Practical impact: If Congress were to enact the requested legislation, it would constrain ICE’s ability to conduct enforcement activities inside schools and houses of worship; until then, the resolution itself does not change federal enforcement authority or practice.

Fiscal and procedural notes

Fiscal effect: Resolution records no fiscal impact on the State or local governments.

Legislative history (selected milestones):

Introduced April 3, 2025 (printed by the Legislature).
Passed both houses (recorded votes in the file: Assembly and Senate approvals noted).
Enrolled and delivered to the Secretary of State — File No. 23 (May 27, 2025).
Later procedural notation: ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson (September 13, 2025).

Letters of support in the file include statements from faith leaders expressing concern about potential enforcement in worship settings.

Bottom line

AJR 9 is a formal, non‑binding expression of the Nevada Legislature urging federal lawmakers to protect schools and places of worship from ICE immigration‑enforcement entries. It asks Congress to adopt a statutory prohibition but, as a state joint resolution, does not by itself change federal enforcement authority.

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