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Resident warns against local police participation in ICE activities; council members voice opposition
Summary
Jeremy Carter, acting chair of the South Salt Lake Planning Commission, told the City Council on Sept. 10 he opposes any local police participation in ICE activities and urged the council to resist such partnerships.
South Salt Lake ——City Council heard public comment Sept. 10 opposing local police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), followed by council members expressing similar opposition on the record.
Jeremy Carter, identifying himself as "the acting planning commission chair" and a longtime South Salt Lake resident, told the council he viewed recent outreach in neighboring jurisdictions as a "disturbing trend" and said he could not support local law enforcement participating in ICE activities. "If our local police department is gonna participate in ICE activities, I cannot support them anymore," Carter said.
Carter said he had previously worked with local law enforcement and supported them in general, but that the prospect of policing tied to ICE was a line he could not accept. He also said the move would negatively affect his neighborhood and friends.
During council comments later in the meeting, several council members reiterated opposition to partnering with ICE. One council member put the position "on public record" and said they did not support a partnership with ICE, noting the city's diverse population. No formal motion or vote to enact a policy on ICE cooperation was taken at the meeting.
The topic arose entirely in public comment and council remarks; staff did not present a proposal, and no ordinance, resolution or formal directive was introduced.
