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Utah group plans to stop an ICE detention center in SLC. How? It’s simple: Sue the feds.

Nonprofit argues that the feds broke the law when they bought a west-side warehouse as a future detention center.

(Bethany Baker  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Attorney Jim McConkie speaks as Uproar Utah announces plans to sue ICE and DHS over the agencies' plan to create a detention center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attorney Jim McConkie speaks as Uproar Utah announces plans to sue ICE and DHS over the agencies' plan to create a detention center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.