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Border Patrol detentions at Utah auto shop spark questions about warrantless arrests

A Border Patrol agent making an immigration-related arrest in West Valley City told a witness that officials didn’t need a warrant to arrest two men.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Isela Cassidy makes posters as community members and activists begin to gather at an auto shop in West Valley City on Monday, February. 2, 2026, after immigration agents arrested her brother and an employee there last week. The agents said they didn't need a warrant to break into the shop after a man went into it, according to video taken by Lily Gonzalez.