Utah to scrap key provisions of 2011 immigration enforcement law under settlement with ACLU


  • Article by: BRADY MCCOMBS , Associated Press
  • Updated: November 25, 2014 - 1:45 PM


SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has agreed to scrap three key provisions in its immigration enforcement law and put limits on another in a settlement reached with the ACLU.

The ACLU announced the deal Tuesday. Both sides agreed to accept the stipulations of a split ruling on the law that a federal judge made in June.


The dropped provisions include allowing warrantless arrests based solely on suspicion of immigration status and making it a state crime to harbor a person in the country illegally.


The state will limit how officers can implement a provision that requires police working with federal authorities to check the immigration status of people arrested for felonies or certain misdemeanors.


The legislation was passed in 2011 amid a wave of immigration crackdowns around the country.


Once the judge approves the agreement, the case will be closed.


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