Mullin: ‘Zero tolerance’ for judicial staff who help illegal immigrants escape courthouses
The Trump administration is taking action against judicial staff who help illegal immigrants escape courthouses, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatening to arrest and prosecute those involved. Two former Utah court clerks, Jennifer Joma and Lauren Kelsey Morrow, have been federally indicted for their alleged role in trying to smuggle illegal immigrants out of court to avoid ICE officers. The incident is the third time a court employee has been accused of trying to help an illegal immigrant escape from ICE during President Donald Trump's second term.
- ▪Two former Utah court clerks have been federally indicted for trying to smuggle illegal immigrants out of court to avoid ICE officers.
- ▪The clerks, Jennifer Joma and Lauren Kelsey Morrow, were charged with conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal immigrants, harboring illegal immigrants, and obstruction of proceedings before departments and agencies.
- ▪The incident is part of a larger trend of court employees trying to help illegal immigrants escape from ICE during President Donald Trump's second term.
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The Trump administration is making an example out of two former Utah court clerks who attempted to help illegal immigrants sneak out of a courthouse and escape arrest by federal immigration officers and avoid deportation. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday threatened to arrest and prosecute anyone caught helping illegal immigrants in court evade arrest from Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a third incident in which a member of the court has tried to help defendants get away from federal police.
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