Tim Vandenack

"I wanted to create a space where students could feel proud of their heritage": Mexican teacher in Midvale among international contingent helping Utah's dual-language immersion program. https://t.co/g8rvkXfUtz

Catholic Community Services of Utah is winding down its refugee assistance program due to federal funding cuts. It's also halting its legal aid program for unaccompanied immigrant children, impacting 126 Utah kids. https://t.co/5Kvvr93Yx9

A clear majority of the public, 83%, favors deporting at least some immigrants here illegally, but under conditions that vary widely. https://t.co/zjiFgkwOGW

Judge blocks Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for Venezuelans https://t.co/mgI6uOy0sg via @KSLcom

The Utah Board of Education will consider a resolution targeting what some believe to be lingering #DEI practices "still present and active" in the state's schools and Board of Education rules. https://t.co/7Uji2fbnc8

"Most of these guys have been through a lot": Abdi Iftin, a refugee from Somalia, is trying to help younger refugees in Utah with the transition to US life via a new soccer team, Future FC. https://t.co/6uOI46zKrT

"These people need to be helped": Utah contingent heading to Ghana, again, on medical mission. This time around 150 are already scheduled for surgery though more will get help. https://t.co/1anFgs3we1

They may have died during WWII, but the four Borgstrom brothers killed in the war live on in the hearts and minds of Box Elder County residents. Now they'll live on as the namesake of SR102, to be renamed Borgstrom Brothers Memorial Highway. https://t.co/02cYGT09wg

Some Utah ICE action: A man in a public intoxication case deported to Guatemala; A man from Mexico convicted in an attempted object rape case being held at ICE detention center; A suspect in a "gang-related" incident faces deportation to Venezuela. https://t.co/AhyxAUpRRF

Gov. Spencer Cox has signed six immigration bills into law aimed largely at contending with immigrants illegally in Utah, particularly those involved in criminal activity. https://t.co/ntHyMkcL2M

Just over half of Americans think it's important to make English the country's official language, according to results of a survey released last week. https://t.co/xodtTAXcU3

A return-to-office mandate for IRS workers has caused crowding at the agency's Ogden facilities, but the crunch is easing thanks to a softening of the order. At the same time, a key Ogden IRS facility has been removed from a list marking it for 'disposal.' https://t.co/8JxYCbbatp

The end of a humanitarian parole program geared to Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans could affect thousands of Utah immigrants, says an immigration lawyer. https://t.co/TjPcIJL2TS

An Urban Institute survey finds that anxiety is common among immigrants and their family members, though at varying levels. Amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, adults in mixed-status families reported the highest rates of concern. https://t.co/Bcqh0YZKYN

A couple hundred protesters greeted Utah Rep. Blake Moore as he was set to give the keynote address at a Republican luncheon in Ogden on Saturday, calling for the congressman to oppose Elon Musk's efforts to gut the federal government. via @BealBridger https://t.co/dMxlBla37A

"Down by the end of next week": The buildings painted with the murals of numerous people killed in interactions with police are coming down ahead of the planned redevelopment of the site. https://t.co/Aad3Iz4bma

A U of U study shows air monitors are more prevalent in white, non-Hispanic neighborhoods and less so in neighborhoods where people of color live. The largest disparities impact Native American and Pacific Island populations, served by fewer monitors. https://t.co/cVS5Tg9hMe