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Salt Lake City might be getting a new ICE detention center, and folks on the west side are pretty worried about what that means for their community. They're concerned about the strain on local resources and how it'll change their neighborhood.
At a glance
Stable — consistent level of discussion. 6 mentions in the last 30 days, 17 the 60 before.
It's unclear yet how much this will cost taxpayers or if it'll bring any jobs, but residents are worried about the strain on city services.
The main beneficiaries would likely be ICE and potentially private contractors running the facility, though the community's gain is uncertain.
The west side residents are worried about their neighborhood's resources and quality of life taking a hit.
ICE won't turn Salt Lake City warehouse into detention center, court filing says Idaho State Journal
ICE drops plans to turn SLC warehouse into detention center Axios
ICE rescinds plans to build Salt Lake City facility after intense backlash Washington Examiner
ICE scraps Salt Lake City detention warehouse plans The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, County ask to pause lawsuit after DHS drops detention center plan Utah Political Watch
ICE no longer intends to turn Salt Lake City warehouse into detention center, court filing says Utah News Dispatch
Utah leaders respond to new ICE facility developments in Salt Lake KSL NewsRadio
Proposed immigrant detention center site in Salt Lake City to be offloaded, newspaper reports KSL News
ICE plans to sell its Salt Lake City warehouse instead of making a detention center Utah Public Radio
Proposed immigrant detention center site in Salt Lake City to be offloaded, newspaper reports KSL NewsRadio
Voices: As faith leaders, we call on federal officials to abandon plans for a mega-detention facility in Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Tribune
Video: Utah group to sue to halt detention center plans, paralleling Salt Lake City, county effort KSL TV 5
Salt Lake City, county, sue feds to stop ICE detention center from coming online Utah News Dispatch
Salt Lake City, County file lawsuit against DHS, ICE over 'unlawful decision' to convert warehouse to detention center Gephardt Daily News
New Utah coalition threatens lawsuit over planned ICE detention center Deseret News
A second lawsuit is coming for ICE’s Salt Lake City detention center plan KUER
With an eye on Maryland, a Utah group prepares a lawsuit to stop an ICE detention center Utah News Dispatch
Salt Lake City lawsuit is latest against DHS’ plan to use giant warehouses to detain immigrants KKCO 11 News
ICE Plans for Salt Lake City ‘Mega’ Detention Center Draws Suit Bloomberg Law News
Utah group to sue to halt detention center plans, paralleling Salt Lake City, county effort KSL News
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