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Jesus Martinez Manon has lived, worked, and raised his family in the U.S. for the last 30 years, but he could be deported as soon as Tuesday, leaving his wife and three children just ahead of Thanksgiving.

Karen and Jennifer Martinez just want their father, Jesus Martinez Manon, back.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case expected to determine whether nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants – 13,000 from Nevada – can stay and work in the United States under a program begun by former President Barack Obama.

There are more than 12,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program recipients here in Nevada, including 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students. A few held a rally on campus today to show their support for the program.

Jesus Martinez Manon, a 52-year-old father from Las Vegas who had lived in the U.S. for 30 years and whose children had publicly pleaded for his release from immigration detention before Thanksgiving, was deported on Tuesday.

The city of Las Vegas has joined Clark County in suspending warrantless detention of arrestees at the request of federal immigration authorities, pulling two of the largest jails in Nevada from the program and prompting warnings from federal officials of threats to public safety.

Las Vegas police have suspended a program let local jailers detain immigrants at the request of federal authorities, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Wednesday, following a court ruling in California that the American Civil Liberties Union said could have a similar effect in other states.

Las Vegas police have suspended a program that let local jailers detain immigrants at the request of federal authorities, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Wednesday, following a court ruling in California that the American Civil Liberties Union said could have a similar effect in other states.