According to Cox, illegal immigration poses challenges like public safety threats and financial burdens on taxpayers. In fact, criminal illegal immigrants who committed sex offenses, murder and illegal drug distribution constitute 4.6 percent of the prison population of the state. This figure has been costing Utah nearly $16 million annually.
The state also confirmed the presence of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as well as increased activity by major Mexican drug cartels like Sinaloa and Jalisco. These organizations are linked to drug and human trafficking, as well as cases of deported felons reentering the country illegally.
"Federal immigration authorities have failed in their duty to the American people and they've left states and localities to independently manage the fallout of those failures," Cox said.
In line with this, Cox outlined a state plan guided by five strategies that would bolster federal efforts to deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes and pose a public safety threat in the United States. (Related: Trump confirms a national emergency is coming so he can carry out mass deportations with the help of the U.S. military.)
These five strategies include enhancing criminal justice intercept points to flag suspects as illegal immigrants within the justice system; training local authorities to identify individuals for federal deportation; partnering with the Utah State Legislature to create policies for penalizing criminal illegal immigrants; building a fentanyl task force to work on long-term solutions to drug trafficking and its impact; and collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security to identify inmates for deportations.
"When it comes to immigration policy, the safety of Utah residents is my top priority," Cox said in a press release. "Utah will continue to welcome refugees and immigrants who enter the country lawfully and we will continue pushing for reforms to the asylum process and for more visas to support our workforce needs. We have zero tolerance, however, for those who demonstrate a threat to public safety while in the country illegally."
Oklahoma governor also pledges to help Trump in his mass deportation campaign
Aside from Cox, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt also pledged to help Trump in his mass deportation campaign.
In an interview with Fox News on Nov. 22, Stitt announced that Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton is already planning to deport criminal illegal immigrants, set for completion in January. The initiative, which will be coordinated with Trump and his team, would restore "the rule of law" while being fiscally responsible and enhancing public safety.
"We want to be ready Day 1 in office when President Trump takes office. I put our commissioner of public safety in charge and I said, 'Listen, everybody that's in our prisons that are here illegally, that are breaking our laws, we believe in public safety,'" Stitt said.
Like Cox, Stitt also revealed that over 500 criminal illegal immigrants are housed in state correctional facilities, costing $36,000 daily, and noted a 500 percent increase in fentanyl-related deaths during his tenure, even though Oklahoma is not a border state. Stitt also referenced a foiled Election Day terror plot in Oklahoma as evidence of security vulnerabilities. So, he promised that he would prioritize the deportation of illegal immigrants posing risks to public safety and national security.
"We want to protect the citizens of Oklahoma and we want to be ready to get them out of our state and out of our country before you see another one of the issues that affected Georgia with the Laken Riley case," he said.
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