New legal action over ICE detention center plans, Pentagon tweaks list of faiths
From Inside Utah Politics with Lindsay Aerts by Lindsay Aerts
June 10, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
The episode discusses legal actions against the ICE detention center plans in Salt Lake City and the Pentagon's changes to its list of religious affiliations.
Opposition to plans to build a massive ICE detention center in Salt Lake City is firing on all cylinders this week, with both Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County filing a lawsuit arguing the plans have not gone through the proper legal channels. Some non-profit groups have also filed their intent to seek a lawsuit of their own against DHS on similar ground. Panelists Taylor Morgan and Leah Murray join Lindsay to analyze the political trajectory of the controversial project, and whether the ICE facility risks becoming the next data center debate. Plus, the Pentagon revised its list of religious affiliations to no longer specifically delineate which sects are Christian after massive backlash from Utah leaders. We attempt to unpick just what is going on here, and to find the line between the political and the theological.
People in this episode
Host: Lindsay Aerts
Guests: Taylor Morgan, Leah Murray
Topics covered
- ICE detention center
- legal action
- Salt Lake City
- Pentagon
- religious affiliations
- political analysis
Keywords
- ICE detention center
- Salt Lake City lawsuit
- DHS
- Pentagon
- religious affiliations
- Utah politics
- legal channels
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ICE, DHS, Pentagon
Places: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
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