Eyeing planned ICE detention center, Salt Lake City puts limits on water use

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 544

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Salt Lake City leaders opposed to a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center are capping how much water large government facilities can use.

The move adds Utah’s capital to the American cities and states that seem to be fighting ICE with water, although the mayor, council and the ordinance itself kept a focus on conservation, instead of the liberal city’s displeasure with the incoming detention facility.

The Salt Lake City Council on …

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