Nevada Democrats’ bill to make Nevada a sanctuary state is dead. Law enforcement opposed SB 223, and Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, who had been a primary co-sponsor, decided to pull the bill. Republican critics like Sen. Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, said the bill under consideration was “the most recklessly irresponsible piece of legislation” he had seen. Other opponents said SB 223 could have endangered Nevadans by preventing local law enforcement from even talking with federal authorities about deporting undocumented immigrants convicted of murder and rape.