Senate Candidate Mayor Staggs Demands Utah ‘Enforce Rule Of Law’ Afer Being Designated A ‘Sanctuary State’

On Thursday, Utah Republican Senate Candidate Mayor Trent Staggs announced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informed him that Utah has been designated a sanctuary state and demanded Utah “enforce the rule of law.”

“BREAKING: ICE has informed me that Utah has been designated a "sanctuary state" due to our lack of cooperation. As a red state, we've now been numbered next to CA, NY, and other blue states,” Mayor Trent Staggs wrote.

BREAKING: ICE has informed me that Utah has been designated a "sanctuary state" due to our lack of cooperation. As a red state, we've now been numbered next to CA, NY, and other blue states. This can not stand. We must do better. pic.twitter.com/SRf6d1WbPP

— Mayor Trent Staggs (@MayorStaggs) October 5, 2023

“This can not stand. We must do better,” Staggs added.

In a letter for immediate release from the Riverton, Utah mayor, he called on “State Officials to Work With ICE to Enforce the Rule of Law.”

“I was horrified to learn that the Salt Lake City Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had to designate Utah earlier this year as a sanctuary state. Over two-thirds of arrested illegal immigrants last fiscal year were released back into our neighborhoods due to a lack of cooperation from local authorities,” Staggs wrote in a statement.

“Many of these individuals are repeat offenders of violent and sexual crimes. Utah now ranks with the Democrat states of Washington, New York, Illinois, and California as sanctuary states that mock the rule of law. This will not end well if not promptly course-corrected,” Staggs added.

“I call on Governor Spencer Cox, Senate President Stuart Adams, and House Speaker Brad Wilson to lay aside agendas and consider the consequences of counting down this path,” Staggs wrote.

“Public service is a public trust to uphold the laws duly enacted. We must rectify all limitations and restrictions in Utah that impede ICE from enforcing our nation’s immigration laws,” he continued.

“Invoking compassion without action only invites chaos. Not all illegal immigrants are violent lawbreakers but maintaining the non-detition status quo in our state only welcomes more criminality to Utah. The kindest gesture to rid unlawfulness from our society so all can enjoy the domestic tranquility and security of the blessings of liberty,” Staggs concluded.

Mayor Staggs is currently running for Senate in the state of Utah to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). You can visit Mayor Trent Staggs' campaign website at https://trentstaggs.com and you can donate to his campaign here.

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