Make The Road Nevada

Category: Immigrant Justice

  • The Nevada Current: Increased Medicaid coverage for immigrants linked to reversal of ‘public charge’ rule

    Jeniffer Solis || The Nevada Current || April 7th, 2022 Since the Biden administration the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced the use of benefits will not determine eligibility for U.S. citizenship. That change in tone was an important factor in establishing trust with immigrant populations, said Rico Ocampo, an organizer for the immigrant…

  • May Day, May Day, May Day: MRNV Takes the Las Vegas Strip for Immigrant Lives

    On Sunday, May 1st, Make the Road Nevada, CHISPA, the Culinary Union Local 226, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, members, and allies marched down the Las Vegas strip for immigrant workers, union labor, and for a pathway to citizenship.  The member-led march accumulated about 100 attendees who started at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino’s fountains.…

  • A Week Of Change: Learn About Our Blitz Event And May Day March

    We’re ending the month and beginning another with a bang at Make the Road Nevada. Starting on April 25th, we will be hosting our Blitz at the MRNV office, inviting staff and members for leadership and development training.  The week-long event, which will end April 30th, will include a combination of classroom workshops and real…

  • Keep Your Promises, Biden: MRNV Goes to Washington D.C. 

    Between February 28th and March 3rd, Make the Road Nevada visited Washington D.C. to take part in two rallies and to speak with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s and Representative Steven Horsford’s teams on immigration reform. Five MRNV members joined Rico Ocampo (Immigrant Justice Organizer), Itzel Hernandez (Health Equity Organizer), and Crystal Lugo (Digital Organizer) on…

  • ‘Tis, The Season To, Deliver A Pathway To Citizenship: Make the Road Nevada Goes to Washington D.C.

    Make the Road Nevada staff and members visited Washington D.C. Dec. 6 through Dec. 8 to attend the We Can’t-Wait march, press conferences, and meet with Nevada Senators—all to demand the Senate to include a pathway to citizenship in the Build Back Better Act.  Rico Ocampo, our Immigrant Justice Organizer, and Crystal Lugo, our digital…

  • Dia De Los Muertos | In memory of those in our hearts

    Make the Road Nevada was present at the Dia de Los Muertos with Yo Soy 132 event at Gary Reese Freedom Park last week, November 1st and 2nd, 2021. Our Digital Organizer, Crystal Lugo photographed these beautiful women painted like Catrinas as they took part in a contest. The event was decorated with ofrendas and…

  • Young Students Making a Mark

    We want to congratulate these young people who have joined UNLV’s student government this semester as they embark on their journeys to create a more inclusive campus.  “Young People, when informed and empowered,  when they realize that what they do truly make  a difference, can indeed change the world.”  -Jane Goodall   Many young people…

  • Our Gente On the Move

    Three days filled with actions took place in the past few weeks in Washington, DC. Each day was filled with the storytelling of directly impacted folks who have bravely fought for their rights in each of their respective states. Now, we have all joined forces yet again, as we have in years past, to demand…

  • A Time for Humanity

    Let’s get something straight: Immigrants are people too. They have needs. They have families. They are in search of a better life. The situation currently happening along the Southern Border with Haitian migrants is a crisis. A crisis that needs compassion and humanity to be at the forefront of all the efforts to help migrants.…

  • A People In Motion

    How far have you gone to protect your family? How far would you travel? Who would you face to ensure that your children could spend another day with you? Well, our gente has traveled miles. They have faced police and entire administrations to defend themselves and to fight for their neighbors. They have braved an…