The list of 1300 allegedly undocumented immigrants circulating in Utah contains the names of legal residents.  The Utah Attorney General’s office has launched a criminal investigation into the creation and distribution of a list of 1300 alleged undocumented workers.  Two women working for the Utah Department of Workforce Services are believed responsible, and one has already been fired.  Investigators are finding names on the list of people who are here legally.  Despite this controversy, some Utah legislators are still pushing for the enactment of copycat legislation.  

Migrants in Arizona pack up and head out before the new law takes effect on Thursday.  With the new Arizona immigration law set to take effect on Thursday, many migrants are fleeing their homes in search of a safe haven and employment in other states.  Evidence of their departure is seen in the closing of grocers, diners, and beauty salons, as well as an overabundance of yard sales witnessed in Latino neighborhoods.  Legal migrants are also feeling pressure to flee.

In light of federal lawsuits, Fremont, Nebraska reconsiders its new immigration ordinance.  On Tuesday, Fremont city council will consider a resolution that would suspend the ordinance they recently passed preventing the hiring of undocumented workers.  The resolution comes after two federal lawsuits from civil rights groups were filed against the ordinance.  A judge is scheduled to hear arguments in the suit next Wednesday.      

South Dakota joins Arizona’s fight against a federal government lawsuit.  South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the state will file a friend of the court brief in support of Arizona’s position.  Even though South Dakota is far from the southwestern border, Jackley says the federal government’s use of selective enforcement when it comes to immigration is not enough.  Jackley believes because the government has failed to act properly on immigration issues, Arizona has “the right to take action to confront illegal immigrants.”