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'A big fan base of Mexican soccer fans': Mexico to play Switzerland in Utah next month
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 5 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Mexican national soccer team is set to play Switzerland next month at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, its first time back in Utah since 2015.
Grantsville Marketplace, arising in wake of Redwood Swap Meet's closure, to launch on Sunday
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Grantsville Marketplace, arising in the wake of last year's closure of the Redwood Swap Meet in West Valley City, is set to launch operations on Sunday.
'We are devastated': La Rana Snacks owner unsure of future after destructive blaze
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
La Rana Snacks owner Jesús Rojas is unsure what comes next after the destruction of the small Mexican snack company in a fire earlier this week.
'Part of Utah's heart and soul': Advocates tout immigrants' contributions amid crackdown
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
A cross section of advocates in Utah gathered to tout immigrants' contributions to the state and country amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
After 15 years, do Utah Compact principles on immigration and policing still hold true?
Daniella Rivera and Annie Knox, KSL-TV | Posted April 30 - 10:48 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Compact was praised in 2010 for saying police should focus on criminal, not civil violations. Fifteen years later, do law enforcers believe that principle still rings true today?
Utah congressman offers pushback to Trump administration on immigration, tariffs
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
In a telephone town hall meeting, U.S. Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, offered a measure of pushback to the Trump administration on immigration and tariffs.
Catholic Community Services to maintain refugee programming thanks to influx of private donations
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
Catholic Community Services will maintain its refugee programming — once threatened by federal funding cuts — thanks to an influx of private donations.
Culture of El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil focus of weekend events
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
The culture of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are focus of separate events over the weekend.
Affinity celebrations absent at Utah universities, another consequence of HB261
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 10:46 p.m. | Save Story
Affinity celebrations at Utah universities, small graduation events typically geared to minority students and others, are largely absent, another consequence of HB261.
Amid Trump's immigration crackdown, a program geared to Salvadorans remains intact
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
While the Trump administration has taken aim at immigration programs geared to Venezuelans, Cubans and others, a program geared to Salvadorans remains intact.
Utah lawyers: Immigrants here lawfully are getting caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 22 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
Utah attorneys say some immigrants here lawfully are getting caught up in President Donald Trump's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration.
'They're staying here': Millcreek immigrants won't abide by US government pressure to leave
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Updated April 21 - 10:43 a.m. | Save Story
The lawyer for four Venezuelans says they are legally living in Millcreek and won't abide by U.S. immigration officials' pressure, outlined in a letter, to leave the country.
Salt Lake swap meet serves ex-Redwood vendors; plans afoot for meet in Grantsville
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
A Salt Lake swap meet has expanded to serve vendors from the now-shuttered Redwood Swap Meet with separate plans afoot for a location in Grantsville.
Washington County inks accords with ICE in contending with illegal immigration
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 12 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Washington County Sheriff's Office in southern Utah has inked accords with ICE in contending with illegal immigration, same as a growing number of agencies in the nation.
'It is your duty to file taxes': IRS accord with immigration officials creates quandary for some
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 11 - 3:04 p.m. | Save Story
An accord granting federal immigration officials limited access to IRS data creates a quandary for immigrants here illegally.
Empanada Fest to feature empanadas and their 'cousins' from around the globe
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 10 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Empanada Fest on Saturday in Salt Lake City will feature South American-style empanadas and a variety of their "cousins" from around the globe.
'Jornalero': Utah documentary puts spotlight on day laborers and the abusive treatment they face
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 9 - 6:22 a.m. | Save Story
A new documentary by Pablo Tellechea puts a spotlight on Utah day laborers, immigrants sometimes here illegally, and the abusive treatment they can face.
Ex-Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet site cleared; displaced vendors mull Grantsville site
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 7 - 7:10 p.m. | Save Story
The former Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet site, to be redeveloped, has been cleared, and the displaced vendors are mulling a new location in Grantsville.
'Cultural ambassadors': Teachers from abroad buttress Utah's dual-language programs
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 6 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
Teachers recruited from Mexico, Spain, France and other countries help buttress the dual-language offerings at schools scattered around Utah.
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