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Utah New Immigration Strike Force

Utah's new immigration strike force

July 1 also marks the official starting date of Utah's new immigration strike force, a new crime-fighting crew that will target felony-level crimes committed by undocumented residents. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, whose office runs the unit, said last week that the work has already started. Ref. Source 6

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Utah is having a big issue with illegal immigration so I am sure there will be a lot of people who support the motion as well as those who do not.

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Undocumented immigrants find entering Utah clubs difficult

About 25 aliens discovered that the hard way last weekend, when they expected to see Spanish rock star Enrique Bunbury at The Depot but were told that their driving privilege cards were not legal proof of age in Utah. "They are not going to let me enter because I'm an 'illegal?' Do you believe that is just?" one of the immigrants, who asked to remain anonymous, told a reporter for El Observador de Utah, who was covering the concert. Ref. Source 5

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158 arrested in Utah crackdown of illegal immigrants with gang ties

And they are typical of the 158 people arrested in Utah during a four-month anti-gang sweep led by federal immigration authorities. Officials on Thursday called it the largest operation of its kind ever carried out in the state. Ref. Source 2

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Sen. Orrin Hatch unveils his own immigration reform bill

His bill, Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act, would require participation in key law enforcement programs, clamp down on identify theft, streamline the visa system, track the amount of welfare benefits being diverted to illegal immigrant households, curb serious abuses of immigration laws and help prevent Mexican cartels from using national parks and federal lands to grow marijuana. Ref. Source 9

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Immigration list probe moving slowly but not on back burner, AG says

The now infamous list caused a huge stir in the community when it came to light in July. The 1,300 names were sent anonymously to law enforcement and news media under a fictitious group called Concerned Citizens of the United States, with demands that those listed be deported. Ref. Source 6

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Judge puts Utah illegal immigration enforcement bill on hold

That means police throughout the state, for now, may not ask people arrested for felonies and class A misdemeanors and those booked into jail on class B and class C misdemeanors about their status in the country as outlined in HB497. Ref. Source 1

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Utah REAL ID Act

Immigrants with temporary legal status are finding difficulties renewing their drivers' licenses since Utah adopted the federal REAL ID Act in January 2010. For some immigrants, the process is extremely inconvenient, confusing and frustrating. Ref. Source 1