This Week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is abandoning its intention to build a detention facility in a warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side. This partial victory belongs not to politicians grandstanding in the courts but to the tireless mass organizing of Salt Lakers and working people nationwide. From the activists […]
SLDSA Statement on DHS Cancelling ICE Warehouse Plans Leer entrada »
This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements. A Contemporary of the Patriot Act and the War on Terror ICE is formally called the Bureau of Immigration and
ICE: Federal Law Enforcement Criminals Leer entrada »
Salt Lake DSA stands with the 15 defendants facing charges for anti-ICE organizing in Minneapolis. Their stance is part of a proud, long-standing tradition of resistance against law enforcement overreach in this country.
There is risk in taking a principled stance. It is in that spirit that we also condemn the charges faced by two former court clerks in Logan that allegedly helped individuals evade ICE agents at the courthouse. When faced with an opportunity to perform the moral, righteous act, these clerks took it—at their own personal risk. They acted against a vindictive and thoughtless regime intent on tearing apart families, and for that we salute them.
Solidarity is Not a Crime Leer entrada »
TW: gender-based violence, sexual violence, incest
This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements.
An Overdue Review of The Hotel New Hampshire Leer entrada »
This is an opinion piece written collaboratively by the Migrant Rights Working Group and was not voted on at a general membership meeting. Opinion pieces from sub-bodies do not reflect the opinions of all members and are not chapter approved statements. “I feel sometimes that we are beating on [the problem] with a wrench instead
Nodes and Vectors: On Analyzing and Destroying the Deportation Machine Leer entrada »
This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements. The conjunction of Zohran’s victory and the redistricting of CD-1 put the Salt Lake DSA (SLDSA) in a position where
This is an opinion piece written collaboratively by the Migrant Rights Working Group and was not voted on at a general membership meeting. Opinion pieces from sub-bodies do not reflect the opinions of all members and are not chapter approved statements. Without reservation, the Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America (SL DSA) firmly oppose any
Never Again: Revisiting the Tragedy of Mass Detention in Utah Leer entrada »
This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements. On November 27th, 2025, Now This Impact made this post on Instagram: “Karoline Leavitt’s family member was just taken by
On Liberal Hypocrisy Leer entrada »
This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements. The dynamism and explosiveness of the Suntrapp Workers United (SWU) strike has been hugely activating for LGBTQ, labor, and political
Suntrapp Workers United and Small Business Liberalism Leer entrada »
