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Salt Lake couple charged with helping immigrant escape border patrol
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 29 - 5:05 p.m.
A Salt Lake man and woman face federal charges accusing them of helping a handcuffed man escape immigration agents. The escape was caught on video.
Utah lawyers mull lawsuit to halt Salt Lake City immigrant detention center plans
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 24 - 9:00 p.m.
A Utah lawyer says a team of attorneys is investigating a possible lawsuit to halt the federal proposal to build an immigrant detention center in Salt Lake City.
Judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego indictment, says DOJ abused power
Luc Cohen, Reuters | Posted May 23 - 9:46 p.m.
A judge dismissed an indictment against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday, finding the Trump administration abused its power by prosecuting him in retaliation.
Judge orders release of Park City immigrant whose detention prompted outcry
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 22 - 10:42 a.m.
A federal immigration judge ordered the release of a Park City immigrant whose detention last month prompted an outcry from his friends and family.
'It's a miracle': Utah girl stuck with father in Colombia gets visa, returns home
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 15 - 9:04 p.m.
A Utah girl who was stuck in Colombia with her father for more than two months is back at home after U.S. officials reversed an earlier decision to deny her a visa.
Judge orders more training of Colorado immigration agents in case involving Utah immigrant
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 14 - 9:03 p.m.
A judge has ordered more training of immigration agents in Colorado in a lawsuit filed on behalf of an immigrant in Utah who says she was unlawfully detained.
Utah County Commission, sheriff defend contract with ICE after additional citizen pushback
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 14 - 10:06 a.m.
The Utah County Commission and sheriff defended its contract with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement despite additional pushback from residents.
Utahns try to prevent the detention, deportation of their Afghan neighbors
Andrea Smardon, KSL | Posted May 13 - 8:05 a.m.
A new episode of KSL podcast "Stranger Becomes Neighbor" examines the latest efforts by Utahns to try to prevent the detention and deportation of their Afghan neighbors.
Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center, New York Times reports
Daphne Psaledakis and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted May 12 - 6:36 p.m.
Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz," The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
These new laws took effect in Utah on Wednesday
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted May 6 - 4:48 p.m.
A majority of the 541 laws approved by the Utah Legislature this year took effect Wednesday.
Lehi man charged with throwing rocks at proposed ICE detention facility
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 1 - 9:33 p.m.
A Lehi man arrested in March during a protest outside a Salt Lake warehouse recently purchased by ICE was charged Friday with rioting, a third-degree felony.
Debate over a proposed ICE detention facility has died down but not gone away
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 1 - 8:25 p.m.
After a surge of intense clamoring in March, debate over a proposed ICE detention center in Salt Lake City has died down though not gone away.
Utah student who came to US as a 1-year-old detained by immigration officials
Adam Small and Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 30 - 10:32 p.m.
A University of Utah student who came to the United States years ago from Mexico as a 1-year-old has been detained by immigration officials.
Trump signs bill to fund DHS after lengthy shutdown over ICE operations
David Morgan, Reuters | Posted April 30 - 3:51 p.m.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law legislation funding Department of Homeland Security agencies, including the Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration.
Advocate stresses seeking help after 3 Latina deaths in Utah involve alleged domestic violence
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 26 - 6:30 p.m.
In the wake of the deaths of three Latina immigrants allegedly at the hands of their partners in Utah, an advocate stresses seeking help among those experiencing domestic violence.
Ex-Logan court workers target of probe for allegedly helping someone evade ICE agent
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 23 - 8:33 p.m.
Two former Logan Justice Court employees are the target of a federal probe after allegedly helping someone evade an immigration agent at the courthouse.
Senate poised to advance ICE, border funding plan after marathon voting session
David Morgan, Reuters | Posted April 22 - 7:17 p.m.
Senate Republicans were poised on Wednesday to advance their $70 billion plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years.
Utah family seeks for answers after ICE detains sister
Garna Mejia, KSL and Joe Wirthlin, KSL | Posted April 18 - 10:18 p.m.
The Wihongi family's weeklong vacation in New Zealand ended with a family member in detention at an ICE facility in California, and they're still searching for answers.
Utah advocates tout immigrants as federal programs geared to the community come under fire
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 17 - 9:03 p.m.
Utah advocates are touting immigrants amid moves by the Trump administration to end temporary protective status programming that benefits some.
DHS finalizes ownership of massive ICE warehouse property in Salt Lake City
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted April 17 - 8:05 p.m.
The Department of Homeland Security has officially taken ownership of all land beneath the massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement warehouse in Salt Lake City.
Utah man, daughter, stranded in Colombia, press for US visa so girl can go back home
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 16 - 6:15 a.m.
A Utah man and his daughter, stranded in Colombia for more than a month, are pressing U.S. officials for a visa so the girl can go back home.
DHS paid $145M for Salt Lake ICE facility — but may own only half the land
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted April 11 - 7:05 p.m.
County records reveal a surprising detail about a major federal immigration facility in Salt Lake City: DHS appears to own only half the land beneath its new warehouse.
ICE launches new effort to uncover US 'birth tourism schemes'
Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted April 11 - 9:32 a.m.
President Trump's administration plans to crack down on networks it says help pregnant women lie on visa applications in order to secure U.S. citizenship for their U.S.-born babies.
Roy confrontation offers glimpse into immigration enforcement action unfolding around nation
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 7 - 8:40 a.m.
A confrontation off I-15 in Roy last week, partially caught on video, offers a glimpse into the sort of immigration enforcement action unfolding around Utah and the country.
