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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Tuesday sent a letter to a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official asking for a meeting over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s recent $145.4 million purchase of a warehouse property in the city. In the letter, Mendenhall asked Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, to respond by March 27 “with times you or your designee can meet with myself and other Salt Lake City officials.” “While we are seeking additional information about the ultimate intended use for this building, a large-scale detention facility is ...