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Gov. Cox announces targeted effort to address illegal immigration and public safety concerns

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Ogden, UT – Gov. Spencer Cox announced a coordinated effort by the state government to support the incoming presidential administration’s priorities on illegal immigration. The initiative will be led by the Utah Department of Public Safety and the Utah Department of Corrections, with a focus on enhancing collaboration with federal, state, and local partners to identify, incarcerate, and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes and pose a threat to public safety. The effort will be guided by five key priorities: 1. Identify additional “intercept points” in the criminal justice system where individuals arrested for crimes can be identified as illegal…

Gov. Cox announced he will be sending law enforcement and Utah National Guard members to the Texas border after Utah’s Department of Public Safety and Utah National Guard received Emergency Management Assistance Compact requests from their Texas counterparts

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Ogden, UT – According to the state officials, the Emergency Management Assistance Compacts came days after Governor Cox visited the border with 14 fellow governors.  On Feb. 26, Utah National Guard will send five Soldiers from the UTNG engineer battalion to maintain military equipment on the southern border. That same day, one Sergeant and four Troopers from the Utah Highway Patrol’s Criminal Interdiction Team, which specializes in drug investigations, will be deployed for 30 days.  The Utah Highway Patrol estimates the month-long deployment will cost nearly $100,000 while the two-week deployment of Utah National Guard members will cost about $50,000.…

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