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Senate approves bill asking federal officials to notify state when noncitizens are released
Summary
The Utah Senate passed first substitute House Bill 165 requiring three-day notice to state or local offices when certain noncitizen releases occur in Utah. An amendment to route notices to the Office of Immigration and New American Integration failed in a close floor division before the bill passed 22–7.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 29 passed first substitute House Bill 165, a measure that would require federal authorities to provide state notification within three business days when certain noncitizens are released into Utah.
Senator Kennedy, the bill sponsor, said the measure is intended to give local authorities and service providers a head start in responding. “This is common decency,” Kennedy said during floor debate, arguing notification can help sheriffs and other…
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