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The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee in Arlington, Texas, U.S. Aug. 26, 2025. (Courtesy REUTERS/Shelby Tauber)

Opinion: An anti-ICE bill dies in committee — here’s why that’s a good thing

Utah Sen. Nate Blouin’s bill forgets that the state of being in this country illegally is the ultimate exigency of federal immigration enforcement.
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer | February 6, 2026

  SB 136, a bill proposed by Democrat state senator Nate Blouin, would have put restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using face coverings or entering certain "sensitive...

Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation

Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation

A long-awaited focus on illegal immigration has prevailed in the Utah Legislature.
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer | February 28, 2025

  Illegal immigration into the state of Utah has never been easier. Generations of lawmakers have enacted rules and laws permissive of rank illegality in immigrations and customs enforcement. However,...