Utah Governor Will Support Trump in Deporting Criminal Illegal Immigrants

Democrats and other immigrant-rights advocates said the governor’s announcement will stir fear in the state’s immigrant communities.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks in Salt Lake City on Aug. 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Utah’s governor will support the incoming Trump administration’s policy of deporting criminal illegal immigrants from the state, he announced Nov. 26.

Gov. Spencer Cox announced that the state effort, guided by five priorities, will support the president-elect in deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes and pose a public safety threat.