Multiple Nevada U.S. officials issued statements regarding the shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday.

A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man, resulting in hundreds of protesters taking to the streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto says federal agents are being deployed to the city streets without any accountability.

“The Trump Administration and Kristi Noem are putting undertrained, combative federal agents on the streets with no accountability. They are oppressing Americans and are at odds with local law enforcement.” Senator Cortez Masto states.

She adds, “This is clearly not about keeping Americans safe; it’s brutalizing U.S. citizens and law-abiding immigrants. I will not support the current Homeland Security funding bill.”

Read Senator Cortez Masto’s full statement on her website.

Senator Jacky Rosen also joined the conversation by saying she believes what’s going on in Minneapolis cannot be normalized.

“As a member of the U.S. Senate, I have the responsibility to hold the Trump Administration accountable when I see abuses of power — like we are seeing from ICE right now.

“That is why I’ll be voting against any government funding package that contains the bill that funds this agency [ICE], until we have guardrails in place to curtail these abuses of power and ensure more accountability and transparency,” stated Senator Rosen.

Read the full statement from Senator Jacky Rosen by visiting her website.

Congressman Steven Horsford condemned the killing of the man, who was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent. 

Congressman Horsford says, “No community should have to live in constant fear. What we are seeing in real time is a failure of judgment, training, and leadership, and it must end. Public safety is not defined by force alone. It requires trust, transparency, and respect for civil liberties, and it must be grounded in the fundamental value of human life.”

He also states, “That is why I am calling for a full, transparent investigation with state and local involvement: not a closed federal review conducted behind closed doors.”

To read the full statement, visit his website here. 

BOSTON – A former Massachusetts man, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nev., was sentenced in federal court in Boston for distribution of methamphetamine.

According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 39-year-old Samuel Jean-Baptiste, a/k/a “Jett Black,” was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William Young to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In September 2025, Jean-Baptiste pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Jean-Baptiste was arrested in May 2024 and was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2024.

In early July 2023, Jean-Baptiste was identified as a significant distributor of controlled substances in the Boston area. A confidential source made three controlled purchases totaling over 680 grams of fentanyl from Jean-Baptiste. In the subsequent months, Jean-Baptiste communicated with a second confidential source to set up a sale of approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine. On May 29, 2024, Jean-Baptiste arrived at an agreed-upon location for the sale of methamphetamine and was subsequently arrested. At the time of his arrest Jean-Baptiste was carrying a backpack that contained approximately 10 pounds of suspected methamphetamine.

United States Attorney Leah Foley and Ted Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian J. Sullivan of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Boston is comprised of agents and officers from HSI, FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, IRS-CI, USPIS, DOL-OIG and DSS, as well as several state and local law enforcement agencies, with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

The Nevada Department of Taxation is letting businesses know about an important update to payment due dates for Sales and Use Tax.

The payment schedule changed as a result of Assembly Bill 594, according to a release from the Department of Taxation.

Beginning with the January 2026 filing period, businesses will need to file and pay Sales and Use taxes by the 20th day of the month following the end of each taxable period. 

This change shortens the filing window and is part of a state effort to support timely and efficient tax collection.

Previously, many businesses had until the last day of the month to file and pay.

If the 20th falls on a weekend or holiday, payment will be due on the next business day.