UT: Immigration Agents Lead 'Enforcement Action' at SLC Business

June 8, 2018

Federal immigration agents launched “an enforcement action” Thursday at Salt Lake City International Airport after fielding several complaints of alleged labor trafficking and worker exploitation at a smaller company likely subcontracting there.

It was not immediately clear if there were arrests, but a spokeswoman for the airport said the operation was “not a raid.” The action supposedly focused on the business owner — who has not been named and whose field of work not specified — rather than employees.

In an emailed statement, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement confirmed the agency was participating in the investigation, along with Homeland Security. It declined to provide more information.

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