Author: Kevin Thompson

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — As the Trump administration ramps up its immigration enforcement efforts, local law enforcement agencies, including the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD), are navigating their roles in assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). While SLCPD has stated that it may provide limited support to ICE, the department’s policy remains nuanced and non-committal when it comes to direct cooperation with federal immigration authorities. According to the SLCPD policy, the department may offer “available support services” like traffic control or peacekeeping efforts to ICE, but it does not obligate officers to actively assist with immigration enforcement.…

Ogden, UT — The 2025 Utah Expungement Summit, organized by the SEG Foundation, the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, Clean Slate Utah, and Rasa Legal, is set to take place on January 22 at the Delta Center. The event, running from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., aims to assist Utah residents in clearing their criminal records at no cost. Now in its second year, the summit is expected to provide essential resources and expert legal support to individuals seeking to expunge their criminal records. Volunteers from Clean Slate Utah and Rasa Legal will be on hand to help attendees determine…