Salt Lake County mayor urges DHS to reconsider site of planned ICE facility, requests ‘better path forward’

The county doesn’t want an ICE ‘mega-center,’ Mayor Jenny Wilson tells the new Homeland Security secretary. But the mayor asks for collaboration with the federal government.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson gives her State of The County Address at the Clark Planetarium, on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025. Wilson sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin last week, urging the secretary to reconsider the site of a planned ICE facility in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake County mayor urges DHS to reconsider site of planned ICE facility, requests ‘better path forward’

The county doesn’t want an ICE ‘mega-center,’ Mayor Jenny Wilson tells the new Homeland Security secretary. But the mayor asks for collaboration with the federal government.

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