In a letter obtained by FOX 13 News, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall formally requested a meeting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to discuss the agency’s plans for a detention center in northern Utah.
Mendenhall’s letter, which was addressed to acting ICE director Todd Lyons, said the city is seeking information about the intended use of the warehouse purchased last week by the agency. She added that the proposed detention facility would “take an enormous toll” on city water and sewer infrastructure, as well as put an “enormous strain on transportation and local roads in the area.”
FOX 13 News was the first to report the completed sale of the warehouse situated west of Salt Lake City International Airport. In the following days, ICE confirmed that it would use the building as a detention facility to hold those rounded up by the agency, and claimed a financial benefit to the city. Mendenhall immediately fought back against the sale and the plans for the warehouse, promising legal intervention to stop its use…