(Provo, UT) — Students, staff and alumni from Brigham Young University are speaking out about the inclusion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the university’s Career Fair that took place yesterday. In a formal statement, they say they’re concerns aren’t political, but rather motivated by the current domestic operations […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is pushing back against rumors of an immigration detention facility planned for Salt Lake City. Protesters gathered Friday outside an empty warehouse near 68-hundred West and one-thousand North after claims surfaced that ICE would house detainees there. In an interview with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Many Utah businesses closed yesterday in solidarity with immigrants amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented individuals. School districts in Salt Lake, Granite, and Ogden reported higher absenteeism, though it’s unclear if the increase was directly related to social media calls urging participants to keep […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A group of pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted the start of the commencement ceremony at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Center yesterday. The group stood up and shouted “Free Palestine” among other statements, which were met by boos from the crowd. University President Taylor Randall told the […]
(South Salt Lake, UT) — A 22-year-old protester is facing trespass, disorderly conduct and other charges after he was arrested Tuesday on the University of Utah campus. He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail and released. Police say he may be one of the key organizers of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Police cleared out many pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City last night after the demonstration was deemed unlawful. The university released a statement, saying the demonstrators have a right to express their viewpoints, but can’t set up structures and […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Workers at a Utah a meatpacking plant and their supporters protested the company’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak that has resulted in nearly 300 confirmed cases. JBS USA employees held a demonstration in Logan Tuesday against conditions at the plant in Hyrum. The Bear River Health […]
SALT LAKE CITY-This weekend, Salt Lake City police arrested a man who they say encouraged people to bring guns to the Salt Lake City-County Building and threatened Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall. 58-year-old Marlin Richard Baer of Salt Lake City was booked into the Salt Lake County jail for […]
