SLC Mayor Jackie Biskupski Directs SLC Police Chief ‘Not to Cooperate with ICE During Immigration Ops’
Jun 23, 2019, 11:15 AM | Updated: Jun 8, 2022, 5:05 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – In a reply on Twitter Saturday night, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski tweeted that she had directed Salt Lake City’s chief of police to not cooperate with ICE during immigration operations.
She also said SLCPD doesn’t inquire about immigration status.
Yes, Carla, I have directed SLC’s Chief not to cooperate with ICE during immigration ops. SLCPD doesn’t inquire about immigration status.
— Mayor J. Biskupski (@slcmayor) June 23, 2019
The response came after President Donald Trump ordered a big deportation operation that would have started Sunday that he said targeted people already ordered to be deported.
The people that Ice will apprehend have already been ordered to be deported. This means that they have run from the law and run from the courts. These are people that are supposed to go back to their home country. They broke the law by coming into the country, & now by staying.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019
When people come into our Country illegally, they will be DEPORTED!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019
The president postponed the operation Saturday, giving lawmakers two weeks to work out “asylum and loophole” issues at the southern border.
At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019
I want to give the Democrats every last chance to quickly negotiate simple changes to Asylum and Loopholes. This will fix the Southern Border, together with the help that Mexico is now giving us. Probably won’t happen, but worth a try. Two weeks and big Deportation begins!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2019
The move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Trump on Friday asking him to call off the raids, according to the Associated Press. But three administration officials said scrapping the operation was not just about politics. They said Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders had expressed serious concerns that officers’ safety would be in jeopardy because too many details about the raids had been made public.