A protest unfolded in the Alder Plaza of Salt Lake Community College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Around 50-60 students, faculty and staff gathered to express concerns about the SLCC-run Veteran Job Fair hosting the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection recruiters as the job fair continued inside.
DHS out of SLCC protest - Feb. 17, 2026
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Two SLCC protesters drawing on a poster board laid out on an outdoor table in the Alder Plaza at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
An SLCC protester yelling at security after an altercation at the doorway being escorted outside by security at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
SLCC protesters having an altercation with security then being escorted outside of the Student Center, at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
During a doorway altercation, an SLCC protester holds up a neon green sign over their head that reads, “Not afraid to stand up against hate,” outside the Student Center on at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
A small group of SLCC protesters gather at the doorways leading to the Student Event Center after a small altercation outside the Student Center at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
A hand-drawn sign saying, “Fight ignorance, not immigrants.” Held by a SLCC protester in the Alder Plaza at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
A SLCC protester making their own sign on neon pink poster board. The work in progress sign says, “When the government falls, who protects ICE?” At the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
SLCC Protesters speaking to a crowd of fellow protesters in the Alder Plaza at the Student Center at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
Elevated view of SLCC protesters can be heard chanting, "No hate no fear, Immigrants are welcome here!" at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
Elevated view of SLCC protesters publicly speaking to fellow protesters in the Alder Plaza at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
Elevated portrait photo of SLCC protesters chanting, "We're not cold we're not afraid, Minneapolis taught us to be brave!" at the Alder Plaza at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
A banner saying, “What do you love about Immigrants?” Protesters wrote answers on it in reply at the Alder Plaza at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
A SLCC protester writing an answer on a banner saying, “What do you love about Immigrants?” with a neon green marker in the Alder Plaza at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)
A hand-drawn poster saying, “We’re melting the wrong ICE,” surrounded by hand warmers and opened snacks on an outdoor table at the Student Center at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Saria Harris)




