CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A coalition of liberal groups plans to protest Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt's challenge to an order that would spare more people from deportation.
Progress Now Nevada, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and Mi Familia Vota say they'll gather at Laxalt's Las Vegas office on Wednesday afternoon and demand that he reverse a decision from earlier this week that brings Nevada into a lawsuit along with 25 other states.
The states are challenging President Barack Obama's unilateral order that would shield millions from deportation and allow them to apply for work permits. He promoted the move at a Las Vegas high school in November.
Gov. Brian Sandoval did not sign off on Nevada joining the lawsuit, but has not said whether he can or will override Laxalt's move.
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