Mullin: ‘Zero tolerance’ for judicial staff who help illegal immigrants escape courthouses

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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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