Macy Lipkin
@macylip.bsky.social
Ogdenite. I cover northern Utah and our Hispanic & Latino communities for @kuer.org and Report for America. I also enjoy playing in the woods, baking, reading and biking.
Immigration enforcement has been relatively calm in Utah, compared to places like Chicago and Los Angeles.
But with a purported Border Patrol takeover of the local ICE office, that could change.
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But with a purported Border Patrol takeover of the local ICE office, that could change.
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Trump’s purported ICE shake-up stirs worries over Utah’s immigration enforcement
A Border Patrol takeover of local leadership could bring more aggressive tactics to the region, like what federal agents have done in Los Angeles and Chicago, said a Nevada immigration law professor.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Immigration enforcement has been relatively calm in Utah, compared to places like Chicago and Los Angeles.
But with a purported Border Patrol takeover of the local ICE office, that could change.
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But with a purported Border Patrol takeover of the local ICE office, that could change.
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Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Federal judge enters broader order governing feds' use of force during immigration blitz
The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the deportation campaign. Ho...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Domestic violence shot up in northern Utah when COVID came around.
Now, some advocates worry the government shutdown will bring a new wave.
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Now, some advocates worry the government shutdown will bring a new wave.
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There’s worry Utah could see a shutdown-prompted domestic violence spike
Economic stress is one factor that can lead to violence. It can also prevent survivors from leaving a dangerous situation.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Domestic violence shot up in northern Utah when COVID came around.
Now, some advocates worry the government shutdown will bring a new wave.
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Now, some advocates worry the government shutdown will bring a new wave.
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UPDATED: A 2019 notice for the woman to appear in court was sent to West Valley City. Her attorney says she's never lived there. She also has a valid work permit.
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The woman arrested by ICE at the Salt Lake airport has a valid work permit
A crucial notice to appear in immigration court in late 2019 was sent to the wrong address. She was ordered deported for not showing up to the hearing.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
UPDATED: A 2019 notice for the woman to appear in court was sent to West Valley City. Her attorney says she's never lived there. She also has a valid work permit.
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A work permit does not grant legal status for residency, but it suggests to a layperson that they’re on the right path with their immigration case, said her attorney, Adam Crayk.
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The woman arrested by ICE at the Salt Lake airport has a valid work permit
Her attorney, Adam Crayk, questions why U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services renewed her work permit even after she was ordered deported in 2020.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A work permit does not grant legal status for residency, but it suggests to a layperson that they’re on the right path with their immigration case, said her attorney, Adam Crayk.
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BREAKING: Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BREAKING: Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
When she found out she wouldn't get SNAP in November, Jessica Martinez went to the food bank for the first time.
After getting a cart full of groceries, she said she wouldn't have to get a second job to feed her family.
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After getting a cart full of groceries, she said she wouldn't have to get a second job to feed her family.
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Utah steps in with $4M for food banks as the shutdown pinches SNAP funding
Demand is up from new and existing clients. Utah Food Bank says the new state funds will help, but they’ll support only a small portion of their distribution.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When she found out she wouldn't get SNAP in November, Jessica Martinez went to the food bank for the first time.
After getting a cart full of groceries, she said she wouldn't have to get a second job to feed her family.
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After getting a cart full of groceries, she said she wouldn't have to get a second job to feed her family.
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I just talked to SLCPD. They confirmed that the men in street clothes were with ICE.
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I just talked to SLCPD. They confirmed that the men in street clothes were with ICE.
Asylum cases are hard to win. Even as President Trump presses his immigration crackdown, this Millard County man chose to invest in life here, even if it might not be permanent.
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He’s seeking asylum in Utah. A house made more sense than a lawyer
Asylum cases are hard to win. Even as President Donald Trump presses his immigration crackdown, this Millard County man chose to invest in life here, even if it might not be permanent.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Asylum cases are hard to win. Even as President Trump presses his immigration crackdown, this Millard County man chose to invest in life here, even if it might not be permanent.
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Roughly 138,000 unauthorized immigrants were living in Utah in 2023, according to new numbers from @migrationpolicy.bsky.social.
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Since 2019, Utah’s population with no legal status has grown alongside the state
The Migration Policy Institute estimates 138,000 people were living in Utah in 2023 with no legal status or a “twilight” status like humanitarian parole.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Roughly 138,000 unauthorized immigrants were living in Utah in 2023, according to new numbers from @migrationpolicy.bsky.social.
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Breaking News: A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs during the government shutdown.
Trump Live Updates: Government Shutdown News, China Trade Talks and More
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October 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Breaking News: A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs during the government shutdown.
It's unclear how many Ogden workers were included in Friday's layoffs at the Department of the Treasury.
For those still working for pay, things are not business as usual. Many are worried about being furloughed for taking time off during the shutdown.
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For those still working for pay, things are not business as usual. Many are worried about being furloughed for taking time off during the shutdown.
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Shutdown layoffs and uncertain leave policy add to ‘chaos’ for Ogden IRS workers
Nearly 1,500 Treasury employees were laid off nationwide. In Ogden, some at the IRS still working for pay are worried about being furloughed if they take any time off during the shutdown.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It's unclear how many Ogden workers were included in Friday's layoffs at the Department of the Treasury.
For those still working for pay, things are not business as usual. Many are worried about being furloughed for taking time off during the shutdown.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
For those still working for pay, things are not business as usual. Many are worried about being furloughed for taking time off during the shutdown.
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Federal workers make up a good portion of customers at downtown restaurants. With furloughed workers spending less, business owners are worried.
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The shutdown is a mixed bag for Ogden IRS workers, but restaurants feel the pinch
Federal workers make up a good portion of customers at downtown restaurants. With furloughed workers spending less, business owners are worried.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Federal workers make up a good portion of customers at downtown restaurants. With furloughed workers spending less, business owners are worried.
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Growing up in Washington County, Suleyma Plancarte felt like an outsider.
Now she hosts a radio show that’s made her a bit of a household name among the Spanish-speaking crowd.
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Now she hosts a radio show that’s made her a bit of a household name among the Spanish-speaking crowd.
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On the radio, DJ Suleyma wants to fill a cultural hole for Latinos in St. George
As a radio host and event organizer, Suleyma Plancarte wants the next generation to enjoy cultural spaces she longed for while growing up in southwest Utah.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Growing up in Washington County, Suleyma Plancarte felt like an outsider.
Now she hosts a radio show that’s made her a bit of a household name among the Spanish-speaking crowd.
www.kuer.org/race-religio...
Now she hosts a radio show that’s made her a bit of a household name among the Spanish-speaking crowd.
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“I saw several co-workers who were walked out, crying, saying, ‘How could he do this? I voted for him!’” --What happened when DOGE came for one of this Trump-loving area's largest employers--the IRS. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Utah loves Trump. It didn’t stop him from taking a chainsaw to one of its largest employers.
What happened when Elon & Co. started slashing?
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October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“I saw several co-workers who were walked out, crying, saying, ‘How could he do this? I voted for him!’” --What happened when DOGE came for one of this Trump-loving area's largest employers--the IRS. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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JUST IN: ICE didn’t say how much migrants would get or when the offer would take effect, but The AP obtained an email to migrant shelters saying children 14 years of age and older would get $2,500 each. Children were given 24 hours to respond.
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Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries
The Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: ICE didn’t say how much migrants would get or when the offer would take effect, but The AP obtained an email to migrant shelters saying children 14 years of age and older would get $2,500 each. Children were given 24 hours to respond.
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It's Friday. Come along for a high school homecoming game in small town Utah.
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At Fillmore’s homecoming game, a potato comes with a side of help your neighbor
The Millard High School girls’ volleyball team has revived an annual baked potato fundraiser. It’s just one way residents of the small town support each other.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's Friday. Come along for a high school homecoming game in small town Utah.
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The USU crowd booed when Cox was announced, drowning out the names of the other panelists as they took the stage.
Gov. Cox faced a rowdy crowd as a fill-in at the Utah State Charlie Kirk event
At the “This is the Turning Point Tour” event in Logan, the crowd carried signs to display the late Charlie Kirk’s disagreement with Cox and often booed the governor.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The USU crowd booed when Cox was announced, drowning out the names of the other panelists as they took the stage.
The move hurts some existing workers' morale, while others who've been on paid leave for months have earned two incomes and found better opportunities.
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Ogden IRS is hiring, bringing people back after the Trump admin’s ‘Fork’ layoffs
The move hurts some existing workers' morale, while others who've been on paid leave for months have earned two incomes and found better opportunities.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The move hurts some existing workers' morale, while others who've been on paid leave for months have earned two incomes and found better opportunities.
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The jails in Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington counties have agreements with the U.S. Marshals Service that allow ICE to bring detainees into their facilities.
This is separate from 287(g) agreements.
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This is separate from 287(g) agreements.
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There’s no ICE detention center in Utah. But some county jails hold detainees
The Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington county jails hold federal detainees for short periods, including those arrested by ICE.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The jails in Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington counties have agreements with the U.S. Marshals Service that allow ICE to bring detainees into their facilities.
This is separate from 287(g) agreements.
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This is separate from 287(g) agreements.
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It's been a rough year for humanities in Utah.
But Weber State's free humanities course in Ogden is starting again Sept. 16, and its funding model is largely to thank.
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But Weber State's free humanities course in Ogden is starting again Sept. 16, and its funding model is largely to thank.
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Private funding shields Weber State’s free Venture Course from humanities cuts
While slashed budgets, both federally and in-state, have cut other humanities programs in Utah, the Venture Course’s reliance on private funding means it’s still going strong.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been a rough year for humanities in Utah.
But Weber State's free humanities course in Ogden is starting again Sept. 16, and its funding model is largely to thank.
www.kuer.org/education/20...
But Weber State's free humanities course in Ogden is starting again Sept. 16, and its funding model is largely to thank.
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“This is not Utah," Commissioner Beau Mason said at this morning's briefing.
"We will not stand for what happened yesterday."
"We will not stand for what happened yesterday."
Rifle recovered as investigation continues into Charlie Kirk’s shooting in Utah
“We ask the public to be patient with the investigative process,” said Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“This is not Utah," Commissioner Beau Mason said at this morning's briefing.
"We will not stand for what happened yesterday."
"We will not stand for what happened yesterday."
An update to Ogden's trail closure this spring:
The city is now asking for feedback on a proposed new route: ogdencity.gov/trailsurvey
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The city is now asking for feedback on a proposed new route: ogdencity.gov/trailsurvey
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Closure of Mount Ogden Golf Course’s decades-old unofficial trail hits a nerve
The city’s insurance agency recommended the closure. But many defend the trail for its accessibility compared to its steeper, rockier counterparts.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
An update to Ogden's trail closure this spring:
The city is now asking for feedback on a proposed new route: ogdencity.gov/trailsurvey
www.kuer.org/sports-recre...
The city is now asking for feedback on a proposed new route: ogdencity.gov/trailsurvey
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