Trump’s mass deportations cost average NV taxpayer $2,421, report finds

By: Leilah Ortega

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 408

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Nevada taxpayers paid $2.7 billion on mass deportations as of July 2026, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

Clark County taxpayers accounted for $1.8 billion of that amount, and Washoe County taxpayers accounted for nearly $600,000.

Analyzing IRS statistics of income, an Institute for Policy Studies estimate of the costs of the Trump administration’s deportation program, and other data, EPI estimates that the deportations …

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