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Utah County Sheriff speaks out against ICE's efforts to recruit local deputies: 'This needs to be fixed'
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is attempting to hire local law enforcement officers in Utah by sending out recruiting letters, according to Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith. Smith said the recruitment efforts haven’t occurred in Utah County — though he thinks they would have if he provided ICE with his officers' information — but said the agency “for sure” has sent recruitment letters to deputies in Washington County. “It’s just foul play to conduct business that way,” Smith told the Daily Herald. “You’re coming to us, in one instance, demanding help, and ...
