Southern Nevada activists organize ICE response network

By: Matthew Mondschein

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 1,506

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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The Trump administration’s violent immigration raids in Minneapolis have stirred locals in Southern Nevada to organize their own resistance networks to protect their communities from federal immigration enforcement agents that already operate in the state and any future escalation.

LV Defensa is a grassroots rapid response network in Southern Nevada that formed in October 2025. The group surged in membership by hundreds after federal agents killed two American citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, in …

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