Utah refugee trial opens with paramedic describing “horror scene”

Yesterday we reported that jury selection had begun in the trial of a Burmese refugee accused of raping and murdering a 7-year-old fellow refugee in 2008. From KSL.com (Utah): SALT LAKE CITY — Paramedic Andrew Maurer well remembers being led into a South Salt Lake basement where the body of 7-year-old missing girl had just … Continue reading Utah refugee trial opens with paramedic describing “horror scene”

Utah: Trial begins for Burmese Muslim who killed fellow refugee girl

This is a horrible case we reported from the time it happened in 2008.  I’ll bet you won’t hear about it even on Fox News! Yesterday, jury selection began in the murder trial of Esar Met who was arrested shortly after the murder of a Hser Ner Moo  a 7-year-old Burmese Karen Christian girl who … Continue reading Utah: Trial begins for Burmese Muslim who killed fellow refugee girl

Salt Lake City: A murder involving rival immigrant gangs perhaps?

This is a story I missed last Sunday.  Two Sudanese refugee gang members were arrested for killing another former refugee Mohamed Hassan (name sounds Somali not Sudanese ).  So do we have Sudanese-on-Sudanese crime or Sudanese gangs fighting Somali gangs now?  If anyone learns more about this story, send it my way. From Deseret News: … Continue reading Salt Lake City: A murder involving rival immigrant gangs perhaps?

Utah National Guard seeking to help Iraqis settle in, many still leave

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, some members of the Utah National Guard are getting together with Iraqi refugees to help them settle into life in Utah.   I was surprised to see the large number of refugees that have already returned to the Middle East disgusted with life in America,  however, some plan to stick … Continue reading Utah National Guard seeking to help Iraqis settle in, many still leave