Feds Confirm Arrests of Utah Clerks Who Aided Illegal Aliens’ Escape
Catherine Salgado | 9:31 PM on June 26, 2026
Federal authorities confirmed the arrest of two former Utah county clerks who assisted illegal alien criminals in escaping immigration enforcement, which is a crime under federal law.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted Friday about how Jennifer Joma and Lauren Kelsey Morrow shepherded at least one out of three aliens out a back door of Logan City Municipal Justice Court. It is important to note that these clerks work in a heavily Republican state, and yet are still radical leftists.
It is not clear from the ICE post what the specific law is under which the feds are charging Joma and Morrow, but 8 U.S. Code § 1324 penalizes any citizen who "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such [illegal] alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation." Criminals who violate this law can face five or more years in prison.
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Another law that could potentially apply to Joma and Morrow's case is 18 U.S. Code § 111, which penalizes one who "forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties." I bolded the word "or" because some people misunderstand this law and believe only assault or direct resistance qualifies for a violation. That is not true. If a person deliberately and directly interfered with federal immigration officers' operation, that could still earn him a fine or prison.
ICE explained further:
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/26/feds-confirm-arrests-of-utah-clerks-who-aided-illegal-aliens-escape-n4954411#google_vignette
