One Utah Latino community leader thought a plan the White House considered to release detained immigrants into sanctuary cities, particularly Democratic strongholds, wasn’t real news.
SALT LAKE CITY — One Utah Latino community leader thought a plan the White House considered to release detained immigrants into sanctuary cities, particularly Democratic strongholds, wasn’t real news.
“I wasn’t even sure I wasn’t listening to an Onion story or something because it’s just preposterous,” said Richard Jaramillo, president of the Utah Coalition of La Raza. “I don’t think anyone is really taking it as a serious proposal.”
The Onion is a satirical news outlet whose articles cover real and fictional current events.
The idea of pressing immigration authorities to embrace the plan — which critics called an effort to use migrants as pawns to go after political opponents — was first reported in the Washington Post.
“I think the administration has been using the immigrant and refugee community in their political agenda for quite a while,” Jaramillo said. “We see that there’s not a lot of concern for the humanity of these people.”
The White House pitched the idea to U.
